In the recent trend of online battle royale games, this game stands out from the crowd. Escape from Tarkov is a story-mode game. The story is set in a fictional region of Norvinsk. Two military factions, the USEC, and the BEAR have engaged in the crossfire. Players have to participate in-sessional raids to fight other players. They aim to loot and survive in the region. Unfortunately, the File Checksum error is a hindrance to this amazing game. The error has been reported to Battlestate Games. You will most likely hear from them on their official Twitter handle.
Pre-fix tips
Fixing this error is a bit time-consuming but very easy. Before proceeding, ensure that you have WinRAR or 7zip installed on your PC. Now, just perform what is stated below:
- Download the Escape from Tarkov files from the Battlestate launcher. Do not start the installation.
- Go into your local storage and then inside the Battlestate Games folder.
- You will notice an EFT folder present in which the files are getting downloaded. Create a folder named ‘Tarkov live files’ in the same directory. Do not create this folder inside the EFT folder.
- As soon as the files are finished downloading, close the Battlestate games window. Do not wait for the verified files scan.
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Steps to fix the error
Now, it is time to fix the error. Follow the steps carefully.
- Go into the BSG launcher folder. This should be in the same directory as the EFT folder that you had located earlier.
- Now, open the temp folder.
- You will see a single file in there. Copy that file onto your desktop. This is for a backup in case you corrupt some files during the procedure.
- Now, you have to extract the files using 7zip.
- Right-click on the file and under 7zip, click on extract files.
- From the select directory window, navigate to where you had created the ‘Tarkov Live Files’ folder. You have to extract the files there.
- Now, open the Battlestate launcher again.
- Resume the download. It will now start to check your files.
- Once the file check is completed, an Install button will be displayed. Do not click it now.
- Just above that, you will notice an option ‘set the path to existing game installation’.
- Now, select the ‘Tarkov Live Files’ folder that you created.
- Go inside that and select the extracted folder.
- BSG launcher should start to check the files now.
- You might get an error stating that the game launch failed. You just need to click on Repair.
All you have to do now is wait for a little. This will automatically repair the game and then you are good to go. These simple steps will fix the File Checksum error completely. You can also add Escape from tarkov to Steam.
