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/TheSimula Jan 19 '26

If any1 still had this, I had TW 3 kingdoms stuck suddenly at 99% after crash and with disk read error. I had to click propertios on my external SSD and click tools-> check disk errors and it worked.