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paco7533 Jul 25, 2023 @ 10:37am
Disk read error - Every Update
every time the game is updated i get this error. I always have to uninstall and install the game again to be able to try the new things, no other game gives me problems (not even paladins gives me the problem), I have space on the hard drive, and validating the data continues to give me the same problem
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76561199527476095 Jul 25, 2023 @ 11:32am 
Check Windows Permissions for the Steam Folder
If the Steam library folder on your PC is set to read-only, you're likely to get a disk write error while downloading or updating a game. (its a permissions issue with ur game folder)
Last edited by HiRezSucks; Jul 25, 2023 @ 11:32am
Divine Pounding Jul 26, 2023 @ 7:22am 
-Read only will prevent you from writing. so no updates.

(option 1)
type CMD into your windows search, right click on the command prompt app and run as admin.
if the game is on your C drive, the command will look like chkdsk c: /f /r /x

the /x will dismount the drive. if the game is on the same drive as windows, you'll be promted that you need to reboot for it to work. This is the most efficient way to fix a drive with bad sectors/corrupt data.

chkdsk cross-references the directory of files with the file system to verify that they match. It’s just a diagnostic and doesn’t try to fix anything.

chkdsk /f fixes any structural issues with the file system and directory, correcting inconsistencies between the two.

chkdsk /r searches for corrupted parts of the physical hard drive (while also running chkdsk /f) and tries to recover the data there to put it in a part of the drive that isn’t damaged.

chkdsk /x dismounts a drive so that it can be checked and fixed. Running this command also runs /f.

chkdsk /v shows the path and name of all files while running a check.

(option 2)
it could be prefetch data or game updates that have bad paths or old data.
delete windows prefetch with game closed.
uninstall, reboot, reinstall.

(additional)
it wouldn't hurt to do option 2, then 1, and would assure that no other issues pop up. at least till the next update or 2 (potentially)
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Date Posted: Jul 25, 2023 @ 10:37am
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