Modern Warfare 2 'Data is Corrupt' error: How to fix, possible reasons, and more

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 has been out for more than a week, and the playerbase is committed to grinding its way and making maximum headway in the battle royale title. The game introduced a new level of immersion with its spectacular visuals and realistic details ingrained in each aspect of the game, along with reformed combat and movement mechanics.

Modern Warfare 2 went through a series of successful beta-testing phases, which the publishers utilized to identify and rectify several in-game bugs and server issues that plagued the game. Some of these issues even drove the game to its limits, becoming unplayable without running into any problems midway.

A new bug has surfaced in Modern Warfare 2 that is preventing the game from booting up successfully and asks players to reset their ranks to enter any game mode. Let us take a look at how players can resolve this issue and the reasons that might be behind it.

A newly released multiplayer game is bound to have issues that make the gaming experience rough and create issues for players as they have to quit the game halfway. The latest error, “Data is Corrupt,” is not new and has also been seen in previous titles. Fortunately, this issue has been recorded to occur only on PC and PS5 and can be fixed with a couple of fundamental checks.

The issue pertains only to the PS5 and PC platforms so far, so fans can go through the steps listed below to find the best possible fix for their platform.

This should repair any broken data files in the game that are locally available and critical for the game to run smoothly. This will also check the wholeness of the game files and re-download any missing files on the PC.

This method functions similarly to the Steam library and should fix or