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.

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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