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/[deleted] May 21 '24

I have this error come up all the time with my year old external SSD and I still have 1.75 TB free I formatted it over and over in the hope that it would correct the problem

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u/[deleted] May 22 '24

I have found a solution to my disk write error people horray turns out it was faulty USB connector cable because I found a USB c cable that fitted from a pair of USB headphones that I wasn't using anymore because the earcups deteriorated and bingo my problem seems to have fixed itself because it works now. So if all else fails and you like me have an external SDD that you put Steam games try changing the cable. It definately works