Laptop shutdown

[Enbymarshall]

if i leave my laptop off of charge overnight and im installing a game, and it happens to die (i dont like leaving it on charge overnight tho im sure its fine to)
will the download stop and carry on or will it corrupt and have to start again?

ik its fine if you shut it down by powering off but idk if its different if the laptop dies than manually turning it off

[Phantom]

Download progress can be lost if there's a sudden shut-down whilst a download is ongoing.

The standard procedure is (that I use and recommend)...

Download > Pause > Exit Steam manually > Let files sync > Shutdown PC.

Follow that effectively and don't risk anything.

Note: Steam does save download progress but sudden shutdowns can cause MANY issues with files in general.

[🍋 Lemonfed 🍋]

you can always ask steam to verify the game cache once the download is over if you're fearing some files might be corrupted because of the shutdown.

[Phantom]

Originally posted by Lemonfed:

you can always ask steam to verify the game cache once the download is over if you're fearing some files might be corrupted because of the shutdown.

Steam downloads small delta patches that keep information about downloads - and more importantly the download progress.

Once these files are nuked, the DL progress will be nuked and though the files are intact, the download will restart.

Verifying local files won't assist there.

[Jerry]

Originally posted by W-G Kaneki:

(i dont like leaving it on charge overnight tho im sure its fine to)

If the download takes long enough to really justify an overnight run (I'm certain, you would not do this for a mere 3-4 hour download), why not consider leaving it on charge while removing the battery? This way there's no risk to overcharge.

[76561198339403485]

try enabling your laptops hibernation option. this way when you start your laptop again in the morning, it will exactly show what it was before entering the hibernation. downloads and installs will automatically resumes.