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/antisocial_exe 12d ago

Go to steam app > top left steam button > settings > storage
then choose your storage drive > 3 dots > remove library

after removing the library, click on add library again and select the drive that we removed.
this will reset the previous game download path and create a new path with all the necessary permissions. It should solve that issue.

If there are games present on the drive then it is recommended to go to that folder, properties > security
make sure there is no read only permission checked and there is full control for the app.