Game redownloading

[Colorfastsean]

This is the 2nd day where i turn on my computer open Steam and my update is 79gb, I'm on starlink so downloading 79 gb takes a few hours why the hell is this going on.

[Maeve]

it's not 80gb it's a few megabytes that you actually download. The 80gb is the update beign applied to the game files. This is affected by how fast your ssd or hard drive or cpu is/are

[Colorfastsean]

Originally posted by Jake:

it's not 80gb it's a few megabytes that you actually download. The 80gb is the update beign applied to the game files. This is affected by how fast your ssd or hard drive or cpu is/are

So why have i been downloading for the past 3h at 25-50 Mbps with having 30gb downloaded and 47gb installed? Is my 5600x and my WD black 650 m.2 ssd not fast enough?

[Slong&Long]

just let it go and wait for it to get done seems like it isnt working but it is!

[Sparticus]

That's your hard drive speed, actually.

The way this game updates, for now at least, is to reinstall a vanilla version of the game from the previously downloaded install files, wipe the older version, then download the patch, apply the patch, and verify all game files.
So yeah, you do need twice the game's data size to do any updates for now. One chunk for your current install, one chunk for the new copy (the previous chunk is cleared), and a small extra portion for the patch size.

[Colorfastsean]

Originally posted by Sparticus:

That's your hard drive speed, actually.

The way this game updates, for now at least, is to reinstall a vanilla version of the game from the previously downloaded install files, wipe the older version, then download the patch, apply the patch, and verify all game files.
So yeah, you do need twice the game's data size to do any updates for now. One chunk for your current install, one chunk for the new copy (the previous chunk is cleared), and a small extra portion for the patch size.

I have a screenshot showing that it's downloading the whole game, not a small update.
it took 5h to download and there is no way it was my harddrive speed when steam and the game are both installed in my m.2 ssd. Sorry if this came accross as rude im just getting tired of people seeing game is re downloading and just saying its my hard drive. I was able to pause ark2 download city skylines 2 onto the SAME ssd and it downloaded in 1h (50 gb) and let ark continue to download for 3 more hours before it was finished

[Simpe]

When there is an update it first downloads the patch, then re-validate? or something, and then downloads the entire game again.

HERE IS A FIX
when it begins to download the game again, go to settings->downloads and clear the downloading cache. steam will restart and then its back to normal.

[Colorfastsean]

Originally posted by Simpe:

When there is an update it first downloads the patch, then re-validate? or something, and then downloads the entire game again.

HERE IS A FIX
when it begins to download the game again, go to settings->downloads and clear the downloading cache. steam will restart and then its back to normal.

Ill give this a try thank you <3 I have starlink and multiple users so i dont want to be redownloading this game every week (They have brought up each day it being slow for 4+ hours (the hours it was downloading the whole game over again xD)

[Andros]

Originally posted by Colorfastsean:

Originally posted by Sparticus:

That's your hard drive speed, actually.

The way this game updates, for now at least, is to reinstall a vanilla version of the game from the previously downloaded install files, wipe the older version, then download the patch, apply the patch, and verify all game files.
So yeah, you do need twice the game's data size to do any updates for now. One chunk for your current install, one chunk for the new copy (the previous chunk is cleared), and a small extra portion for the patch size.

I have a screenshot showing that it's downloading the whole game, not a small update.
it took 5h to download and there is no way it was my harddrive speed when steam and the game are both installed in my m.2 ssd. Sorry if this came accross as rude im just getting tired of people seeing game is re downloading and just saying its my hard drive. I was able to pause ark2 download city skylines 2 onto the SAME ssd and it downloaded in 1h (50 gb) and let ark continue to download for 3 more hours before it was finished

Post the screenshot

[Andros]

Still waiting for the screenshot

[straxlynn]

I'm Currently dealing with this same bs. was there ever an actual fix?

[straxlynn]

Originally posted by Colorfastsean:

Originally posted by Simpe:

When there is an update it first downloads the patch, then re-validate? or something, and then downloads the entire game again.

HERE IS A FIX
when it begins to download the game again, go to settings->downloads and clear the downloading cache. steam will restart and then its back to normal.

Ill give this a try thank you <3 I have starlink and multiple users so i dont want to be redownloading this game every week (They have brought up each day it being slow for 4+ hours (the hours it was downloading the whole game over again xD)

Did this work???????

[PhoenixAscended]

Close EVERY program in task manager aside from steam then download, I go from 30 mb to 300+

[van Gogh]

Same problem. Game reload starts everytime I want to play Ark Survival Ascended - +200 GB....I have 6 computers in a small gaming set up.... they do all the same...system only 1 month old..... ?????