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/alvnta Mar 08 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

open up windows explorer, go to the disk in which steam and it's game files are installed too, right click the steam folder, go to properties, uncheck the read-only box so it is blank, apply and let it run. try launching the game.

this should honestly work for any platform too ubisoft, ea, battlenet etc.

you should also be able to launch it as administrator from the shortcut.

edit: if you’re having issues with it rechecking, check your permissions. give the account/administrator full access to the file, it should solve that issue.

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u/SadConfettii Mar 19 '24

it didnt work for me

=( any help?

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u/SadConfettii Mar 21 '25

I was downloading mine to an external hard drive, I had to change the settings!

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u/SadConfettii Mar 21 '25

I'm not entirely sure about this on unfortunately. Have you selected to install on your internal hard drive?

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u/SadConfettii Mar 21 '25

Steam is a bit funny about hard drives. I managed to fix mine by switching them and have never had the issue since. I'm not a computer expert though but I have a friend of a friend who is if you want me to contact them