When booting upBaldur’s Gate 3through the Larian Launcher, you may have noticed a confusing pop-up. Was it titled ‘Data mismatch’, and did it tell you the things it could’ve been caused by? Although the orange exclamation mark symbol can be worrisome, I’ll put your mind at ease. Let me explain how to fix theBaldur’s Gate 3data mismatch error.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Data mismatch error solutions
This is quite the common error for many players. In the description of the pop-up, it says it can apparently trigger fromcorrupt files, unsupported mods, or any unknown data. How you can fix the data mismatch error inBaldur’s Gate 3is through a few different means, but I should let you know now that it’s usually a harmless notification.
Although this sounds like a serious issue, most of the time you can still play the game easily without noticing anything wrong. Even when you download up-to-date mods like I do—which is why I received the message in the first place—you’ll inevitably see this warning. It may be due to more serious problems, but despite seeing this message, I’ve been able to play my game fine. Otherwise, if you really want to attempt to fix the issue, let me outline some possible solutions.
Ways to fix data mismatch error in Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3is available onSteam.
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
