Couldn't open manifest file bin:/manifest.dat

Issues, Workarounds & Localization EVE Launcher
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Hey Capsuleers,

after today’s update, my EVE client refuses to start.
The launcher shows “Online” and the “Play Now” button turns into “Game Running”,
but nothing happens afterward – the game never actually launches.

Then I get a popup message:

verifyManifestFile: couldn’t open manifest file bin:/manifest.dat

The file manifest.dat is present in the folder.
Before today’s update, everything worked fine.

What I tried so far:

  • Verified shared cache (no effect)

  • Switched launcher language to English (no change)

  • Deleted manifest.dat manually → launcher redownloaded it, still same issue

  • Even after restarting PC and launcher, the problem persists

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Maybe try reinstalling game?

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Todays update got it fixed. A day no game :face_with_spiral_eyes:

I made also a new install on another PC. My old is win 10 and the new is win 11. I could not find the folder where to copy the profile settings on win 11! On the old I have it.

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On windows 11 they’re in C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\CCP\EVE\c_ccp_eve_online_tq_tranquility\settings Default, I think that is the same as on Windows 10.

Just make sure you turn on visibility of hidden folders. I think AppData is hidden by default.

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Thanks, it worked. I had to restart the whole PC to show the new profile folder.

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I am getting the same problem, with manifest.dat corrupt, I verify the files from the launcher, everything works for a while, after that I get the same error again,. My question is there a permanent fix for this? It’s getting annoying when trying to run multiple accounts.