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Four things can cause the Dead by Daylight initialization error: Dead by Daylight servers are down Wrong NAT type (your Internet connection is blocking DBD) Corrupt game files Synchronization issues First and foremost, visit the official\u00a0Dead by Daylight\u00a0X page\u00a0or check out one of the server tracking websites to see\u00a0if the game\u2019s servers are down for maintenance.\u00a0If the servers are online, you can cross that off the list and move on to the next step.\u00a0 Next, check your NAT type.\u00a0If you have a modern router, this probably won\u2019t be an issue for you, but if you have an old or slow Internet connection, it may be a stricter NAT type. In case you are wondering, NAT is essentially how strict the Internet is with allowing data to travel between and from your PC or Consoles to the Internet, and a strict NAT type may just be what\u2019s causing the initialization error in\u00a0DBD.\u00a0\u00a0 Normally, NAT type 1(A) or 2(B) are okay,\u00a0but if you have NAT type 3 (C), you might have to access your Router settings, open some ports, and enable UPnP. Depending on the platform you\u2019re playing\u00a0DBD\u00a0you may have to open different ports, but again, unless you have an old or outdated Internet connection or router, this shouldn\u2019t be an issue for you. If NAT type isn\u2019t an issue either, you can move on to the next step, depending on the\u00a0platform you play\u00a0DBD\u00a0on. How to fix initialization error in DBD on PC A quick solution for\u00a0Steam\u00a0users is to\u00a0go to the Steam userdata folder\u00a0and\u00a0delete the folder \u201c381210\u201d\u00a0(without quotation marks). If you installed Stam in the default location, this file should be in\u00a0C: Program Files\\Steam\\userdata.\u00a0Make sure Steam Cloud Synchronization is enabled\u00a0before you try to run the game again. You can find this option in Steam\/Settings.\u00a0 Once you delete the folder, start\u00a0DBD\u00a0again through Steam. The game will download a few missing files, and then it should run as normal. If you can\u2019t find the folder or\u00a0are running\u00a0DBD\u00a0via Epic Games Store, your best bet is to\u00a0reinstall the game, which should replace all corrupted files with non-corrupted ones. How to fix initialization error in DBD on PS4\/PS5 and Nintendo Switch If you are getting this error on either PlayStation or Nintendo Switch and you made sure you have NAT type 1 or 2, then the only thing that could be a problem is a\u00a0Synchronization issue.\u00a0Navigate to the time setting on your Nintendo Switch or PlayStation console and\u00a0adjust the time to the current one. 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Four things can cause the Dead by Daylight initialization error: Dead by Daylight servers are down Wrong NAT type (your Internet connection is blocking DBD) Corrupt game files Synchronization issues First and foremost, visit the official\u00a0Dead by Daylight\u00a0X page\u00a0or check out one of the server tracking websites to see\u00a0if the game\u2019s servers are down for maintenance.\u00a0If the servers are online, you can cross that off the list and move on to the next step.\u00a0 Next, check your NAT type.\u00a0If you have a modern router, this probably won\u2019t be an issue for you, but if you have an old or slow Internet connection, it may be a stricter NAT type. In case you are wondering, NAT is essentially how strict the Internet is with allowing data to travel between and from your PC or Consoles to the Internet, and a strict NAT type may just be what\u2019s causing the initialization error in\u00a0DBD.\u00a0\u00a0 Normally, NAT type 1(A) or 2(B) are okay,\u00a0but if you have NAT type 3 (C), you might have to access your Router settings, open some ports, and enable UPnP. Depending on the platform you\u2019re playing\u00a0DBD\u00a0you may have to open different ports, but again, unless you have an old or outdated Internet connection or router, this shouldn\u2019t be an issue for you. If NAT type isn\u2019t an issue either, you can move on to the next step, depending on the\u00a0platform you play\u00a0DBD\u00a0on. How to fix initialization error in DBD on PC A quick solution for\u00a0Steam\u00a0users is to\u00a0go to the Steam userdata folder\u00a0and\u00a0delete the folder \u201c381210\u201d\u00a0(without quotation marks). If you installed Stam in the default location, this file should be in\u00a0C: Program Files\\Steam\\userdata.\u00a0Make sure Steam Cloud Synchronization is enabled\u00a0before you try to run the game again. You can find this option in Steam\/Settings.\u00a0 Once you delete the folder, start\u00a0DBD\u00a0again through Steam. The game will download a few missing files, and then it should run as normal. If you can\u2019t find the folder or\u00a0are running\u00a0DBD\u00a0via Epic Games Store, your best bet is to\u00a0reinstall the game, which should replace all corrupted files with non-corrupted ones. How to fix initialization error in DBD on PS4\/PS5 and Nintendo Switch If you are getting this error on either PlayStation or Nintendo Switch and you made sure you have NAT type 1 or 2, then the only thing that could be a problem is a\u00a0Synchronization issue.\u00a0Navigate to the time setting on your Nintendo Switch or PlayStation console and\u00a0adjust the time to the current one. I guess\u00a0Dead by Daylight\u00a0doesn\u2019t approve of you skipping days in\u00a0Animal Crossing.\u00a0 How to fix initialization error in DBD on Xbox ONE\/Series S|X On Xbox consoles, you need to\u00a0clear the Persistent Storage in your Xbox settings. From your Xbox home menu, go to\u00a0Settings\/Devices and Connections\/Blue-Ray\/Persistent Storage\u00a0and select\u00a0Clear Persistent Storage. After you clear Persistent Storage, it\u2019s recommended you power off your Xbox console and remove the power cable for about five minutes. 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The\u00a0Dead by Daylight<\/em>\u00a0initialization error has been a problem in\u00a0Dead by Daylight<\/em>\u00a0for years. Fortunately, this also means that there are plenty of ways to fix this annoying error. Here are all the methods you can try to fix the\u00a0Dead by Daylight<\/em>\u00a0initialization error on all platforms.<\/p>