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The standard recommendation is to re-install FFXIV.

But first you may try simply deleting specific FFXIV folders under My Documents - My games. This will force the patcher to re-create the folders and go back to look for older patches. Start by backing up the FFXIV folder to your desktop. Then, delete the original "downloads" folder. Launch the patcher and see if that helps.

If that doesn't work, delete the whole FFXIV folder.

If that doesn't work, re-install FFXIV entirely. Note that the FFXIV folder under My Documents is not deleted when you uninstall FFXIV - this folder contains certain patch information along with your UI settings and saved character models.

Another possible solution is to change the date in your game.ver file to today's date, or an earlier date.