AsFinal Fantasy XIVprepares for its fifth expansion pack, Dawntrail, on June 01, 2025, servers were brought offline to prepare for the update. Even though Early Access for the expansion doesn’t go live until June 28, the client-side update forDawntrailis already available. However, some players are experiencing a Launcher Error when trying to update, resulting in ‘Unable to Download Patch Files’.
While Dawntrail may be new, the Unable to Download Patch Files error isn’t. Below, we’ve got a few suggestions to troubleshoot, along with tips on how to fixFFXIV Error 2002if that’s your next obstacle.
You will need to wait until the servers are more stable to fix the Unable to Download Patch Files Launcher Error occurring inFFXIV.Even though the download is available now, theFinal Fantasy XIVservers are still a bit shaky with the ongoing maintenance in preparation forDawntrail. In most cases, this error just means the servers aren’t stable enough to create a proper connection for you to download the patch files. Waiting until the servers are more stable, ideally as we get closer to the June 28 Early Access release, will yield better results when trying to update.
However, it is possible that something on your end is causing you to be unable to download theDawntrailpatch files, in which case, there are a few things you can do to fix it:
