Germany.dat is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like Germany.dat, are essentially a "guide book" that stores information and instructions for executable (EXE) files - like FileCoAuth.exe - to follow. These files were created so that multiple programs (eg. New Star Soccer 3) could share the same Germany.dat file, saving valuable memory allocation, therefore making your computer run more efficiently.
Unfortunately, what makes DLL files so convenient and efficient, also makes them extremely vulnerable to problems. If something happens to a shared DAT file, either it goes missing or gets corrupted in some way, it can generate a "runtime" error message. Runtime is pretty self-explanatory; it means that these errors are triggered when Germany.dat is attempted to be loaded either when New Star Soccer 3 is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common Germany.dat errors include:
- Access Violation at address - Germany.dat.
- Germany.dat could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Program Files (x86)\New Star Soccer 3\Data\Leagues\Germany.dat.
- Cannot register Germany.dat.
- Cannot start New Star Soccer 3. A required component is missing: Germany.dat. Please install New Star Soccer 3 again.
- Failed to load Germany.dat.
- The application has failed to start because Germany.dat was not found.
- The file Germany.dat is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because Germany.dat was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your Germany.dat file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with New Star Soccer 3), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, Germany.dat file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading New Star Soccer 3, system crash while loading Germany.dat, bad sectors on your storage media (usually your primary hard drive), or quite commonly, a malware infection. Thus, it's critical to make sure your anti-virus is kept up-to-date and scanning regularly.