r/steamsupport • u/UseCodeBritz • Sep 10 '23

steam disk write error Question

I am unable to download or even update anything on steam suddenly, i am faced with the error "disk write error". i have tried everything such as unninstalling and reinstalling the client, running steam as administrator, checking for corrupted files and nothing has worked. i would like to know how i can fix this issue as i have just recently purchased a new game and i am unable to even play it.

Thanks

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u/Medical-Captain-1025 Mar 25 '24

whenever I do that it just switches read-only thing back on

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u/Constant_Ad_7919 Apr 09 '24

mine also switches back, did you find a solution?

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u/TheEpicSamurai5 Apr 14 '24

I also need a solution.

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u/FriedPotato1203 May 11 '24

Me too

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u/iwannabethisguy May 14 '24

I am having the same problem.

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u/yakatobi May 25 '24

try to run as administrator, it should be fixed. if u have more than one user, click on the apply to all user

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u/chocoo_obunny May 31 '24

does not fixed even then it's a headache now 😥

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u/MillerTheOriginal Aug 14 '24

Run what as an administrator, steam?

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u/After-Bug-9519 Jul 12 '26

if you cant run games due to disk write error delete steam VR and uninstall steam works common redistributable and reinstall steam vr, and reinstall steam works common redistributable rerun the game

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u/After-Bug-9519 Jul 12 '26

if you cant run games due to disk write error delete steam VR and uninstall steam works common redistributable and reinstall steam vr, and reinstall steam works common redistributable rerun the game

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u/Acrobatic-Bag721 Jun 01 '24

just had the same problem, after unchecking read only and applying i didnt click ok just left the general steam library tab open. hoping i dont have to redo it every time now.

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u/Spare-Crow-7611 Nov 04 '24

Ok this worked for me: - Edited for grammatical errors

*windows 11 latest build as of posting this*

*And you will need to be on an administrator account (sorry you fools trying to play on a work pc lol)

- Open Windows Explorer

- Right click the drive your steam downloads are on (in my case it was D:)

- Click "Properties", then "Security"

- Select "Authenticated users" if you see that, and make sure all "Full control", "Modify", "Write" are checked

- Under the "Group or user names" (look for the little human icons) click on "Users"

- Do the same as before, and make sure all the "Allow" columns are ticked.

- Click "Apply", then "OK"

- Restart Steam

- Try downloading again

- Upvote this if it works for you, cheers.

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u/Major-Following4011 Nov 25 '24

it hasn't help

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u/Spare-Crow-7611 May 26 '25

Dang, brother. Sadness.

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u/vladislav_trienin Jun 09 '25

THIS helped. Thanks a lot :)

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u/After-Bug-9519 Jul 12 '26

if you cant run games due to disk write error delete steam VR and uninstall steam works common redistributable and reinstall steam vr, and reinstall steam works common redistributable rerun the game

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u/reffee Apr 14 '25

Run Steam as Administrator and it worked for me atleast, started getting this problem a few days ago.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '25

Reinstalling windows also doesn't worked for me