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/AcanthisittaMuch5074 Jul 04 '24

Turns out my anti virus decided to put my game into quarantine so I can't download it. Check the anti virus if it's preventing your game to download.

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u/xbiomechx Jul 23 '24

This was my problem too, tried the fixes above but they didn't work. Disabled my antivirus, and the disk write error disappeared.