Fix: EA Sports FC 24 Unable to Save Personal Settings

EA SPORTS FC 24 is the newly launched football simulation video game that welcomes you to The World’s Game. It’s one of the best true-to-football experiences ever with HyperMotionV, including the PlayStyles (optimized by Opta) and more. After the last collaboration with FIFA, this time Electronic Arts has come up with the all-new EA Sports FC franchise. But somehow, several players are reporting that EA Sports FC 24 is Unable to Save Personal Settings on the PC.

The game is in Early Access, and interested players can get into it when pre-ordering EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Edition. Now, a couple of reports claim the personal settings save bug on EA Sports FC 24 eventually is a technical fault. This frustrating bug prevents affected players from progressing in the game sessions and ruins the overall gaming experience. The specific “Unable to Save Personal Settings 1” bug has become a common issue recently.

Fix: EA Sports FC 24 Unable to Save Personal Settings

This particular error typically occurs during the initial setup process in the EA Sports FC 24 game whenever the game tries to save the personal settings of the players. Players encountering this bug may find themselves unable to progress in the game and the game becomes unresponsive or leaves them stuck at the menu screen. At the time of writing this article, we’re not sure if the developers are aware of this bug right now or not. But we expect that EA will soon come up with a fix.

Luckily, here we’ve shared with you a couple of potential workarounds that should come in handy. Make sure to follow all troubleshooting methods until the problem has been fixed. So, without further ado, let’s jump into it.

1. Restart the Game

First, you can try closing and relaunching the EA Sports FC 24 game on the PC to clear temporary glitches or cache data issues. Multiple reports did come that a normal reboot of the game has come in handy.

2. Run EA Sports FC 24 as an Administrator

Make sure to run the game app file on your PC as an administrator access to allow the User Account Control (UAC) access to the system. In some cases, your system requires the UAC access permission to run a program which is quite important. By following the steps below you’ll have to allow the admin access for once and it won’t ask you for the same again. To do so:

• Go to the installed EA Sports FC 24 game directory.
• Right-click on the EASportsFC24.exe application file on your PC.
• Click on Properties > Click on the Compatibility tab.

• Click on the Run this program as an administrator checkbox to enable it.
• Once done, click on Apply and then OK to save changes.

3. Update EA Sports FC 24

In case you haven’t updated your EA FC 24 game for a while, then follow the steps below to check for updates and install the latest patch (if available). An outdated game patch version always feels buggy or creates multiple issues with the gameplay & settings saving. To do this:

For Steam:

• Open the Steam client > Go to Library.
• Click on EA Sports FC 24 from the left pane.
• It’ll automatically search for the available update.
• If there is an update available, make sure to click on Update.
• Please wait for some time, as it may take a while.
• Once done, restart the PC to apply changes.

For Epic Games Launcher:

• Open the Epic Games Launcher > Go to Library.
• Click on EA Sports FC 24 from the left pane.
• Click on the three-dot icon > Check the auto-update to automatically get a new update installation.
• It’ll automatically search for the available update.
• If there is an update available, make sure to click on Update.
• Finally, reboot your PC to apply changes.

For EA Desktop:

• Launch the EA Desktop client on the PC.
• Make sure that you’re logged into a valid EA account.
• Head over to the Profile section at the top right corner.
• Now, click on the down arrow icon next to the profile.
• Click on Settings from the drop-down menu.
• Click on the Download tab.
• Under the Updates section, you’ll need to Turn ON the Update games automatically toggle.
• You should also Turn ON the Enable background services toggle to keep things going smoothly.
• Once done, restart the EA Desktop client again to apply changes immediately.

4. Verify and Repair the Game Files

Verifying and repairing the game files automatically using the game client is also recommended. It’ll ensure to repair of the corrupted or missing game files on the PC.

For Steam:

• Open up Steam > Go to Library.
• Right-click on the EA Sports FC 24 game.
• Click on Properties > Go to the Local Files tab.
• Select Verify Integrity of Game Files… 
• This process will start and try repairing game files.
• Let the process be completed. Once done, close the Steam client.
• Restart your computer to apply changes.

For Epic Games Launcher:

• Open the Epic Games Launcher > Click on EA Sports FC 24 in the library.
• Click on the three-dot icon next to the game.
• Select the Manage option.
• Now, click on the Verify option.
• Confirm the task and wait for it to complete.
• Once done, reboot the PC to apply changes.

For EA Desktop:

• Open the EA Desktop client > Go to My Collection.
• Now, right-click on EA Sports FC 24 from the list of games.
• Click on Repair and wait for the verification process to be completed.
• Once done, make sure to restart the computer to apply changes.

5. Whitelist EA Sports FC 24 in Windows Firewall

It’s also worth recommending whitelisting the EA Sports FC 24 game application in Windows Defender Firewall manually by following the steps below to ensure there is no issue with the game’s functionality or in-game activities.

• Open the Start menu > Search and open Control Panel.
• Go to Systems and Security > Open Windows Firewall.
• Select Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall.
• Now, click on Change settings > Select Allow another app.
• Select Browse > Click to select EA Sports FC 24 exe from the installation directory.
• Click on Add to include in the list and click on OK to save changes.
• Finally, reboot the PC, and check for the EA Sports FC 24 Unable to Save Personal Settings issue again.

6. Allow EA Sports FC 24 in Antivirus

Sometimes adding the EA Sports FC 24 executable file to the antivirus (whitelist) can also fix multiple issues with the personal settings saving. To do so:

• Go to Windows Settings > Click on Privacy & Security.
• Click on Windows Security > Click on Virus & Threat Protection.
• Now, click on Manage Ransomware Protection.
• Turn ON the Controlled Folder Access toggle (if prompted by UAC, click on Yes).
• Click on Allow an app through controlled folder access (If prompted by UAC, click on Yes).
• Next, click on Add an allowed app > Go to the installed game directory (by default C:\).
• You’ll need to select the EA Sports FC 24 application > Click on Open to add it.
• Once done, make sure to reboot the PC to apply changes.

7. Check If the Correct Edition is Installed

Ensure to check if the correct EA Sports FC 24 edition has been installed or not. Sometimes issues with the incorrect edition might trouble you a lot. Also, do keep in mind that you’re using a valid EA account or Steam account or Epic Games account whatever is used to purchase the EA Sports FC 24 game for Windows. Using another account or secondary profile might be problematic sometimes. Another thing you should do is to link your EA account with the respective client’s account for ease.

8. Close OneDrive or Other Cloud Sync

It’s also quite possible that the background running Microsoft OneDrive or Google Drive cloud syncing process is somehow consuming a lot of system resources and bandwidth. So, make sure to close the OneDrive or Google Drive sync task manually from Task Manager by following the steps below.

• Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to open Task Manager.
• Click on the Processes tab > Select the OneDrive task.
• Click on End Task to close it.
• Do the same steps for the Google Drive, Adobe Cloud Updater, or any other cloud syncing tasks. (If any)

9. Delete FC 24 Settings Folder in Documents

Some reports do claim that deleting the FC 24 settings folder from the C:\Documents directory has done the trick. You can also try this method to troubleshoot the problem easily. After deleting, just launch the game, and it’ll automatically create a new settings folder in the directory.

• Open File Explorer > Navigate to Local Disk C:\Documents.
• Go to the FC 24 folder > Right-click on the Settings folder.
• Now, select Delete from the context menu to remove it.
• Once done, launch the game and check for the issue again.

10. Ensure Windows Username Doesn’t Include Special Characters

It’s also worth mentioning that no special character is present in the Windows username to avoid personal settings saving issues with the game. To do so:

• Open File Explorer > Go to the Local Disk C:\Users\Username.
  • For instance, the username should be without special characters.
• If a percentage or hash character is present, just create a new user account with admin access.
• Once done, restart the PC to apply changes.
• Ensure to delete the problematic user account after that.

That’s it, guys. We assume this guide was helpful to you. For further queries, you can comment below.