Can "Restore Game Data" be cancelled?

[AmberValentine]

I logged into the launcher and clicked Play as usual. But today for the first time the game launched and remained as a black screen. I retried a few times before going to the settings cog to see my options. I did not expect that clicking "Restore Game Data" would reinstall the game but that is what is happening. I do not want to do this. I expected only corrupted files to be inspected and replaced / downloaded. Is it possible to cancel "Restore Game Data"?

[DarkArvan]

No, you cant. It immidiately deletes all client data and forces a new download of the client.

[AmberValentine]

I understand. I performed a clean uninstall and installed the game once more overnight that night. Thank you for your response

[Fireborn31]

Does this also remove the UI customization that u did to your HuD?

[Darneltia]

Greetings fellow Eorzean,

We are happy to hear that you were able to resolve this issue with help of a fellow community member.

This thread will be moved to the 'Closed Concerns' sub forum as a result.

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