Steam download stuck on patching

[Syncoth]

Whenever I update a game steam will get stuck on patching for either forever, or a stupidly long amount of time, help?

[Nx Machina]

How a game patches is determined by the developer.

If a game is 30gb in size and has a 1gb patch, the data from the patch needs to be integrated into the game and it will patch various files throughout the entire game structure. It is not simply a case of 1gb patch - stick it at the beginning, the middle or the end and the patch will be verified to ensure the game was patched correctly.

[Syncoth]

Първоначално публикувано от Nx Machina:

How a game patches is determined by the developer.

If a game is 30gb in size and has a 1gb patch, the data from the patch needs to be integrated into the game and it will patch various files throughout the entire game structure. It is not simply a case of 1gb patch - stick it at the beginning, the middle or the end and the patch will be verified to ensure the game was patched correctly.

Im having trouble with any and every game I try to update pretty much, the game right now is phasmophobia, which is a 5gb game, if im correct, its patching all 5gb+ of the games files?

[rawWwRrr]

Developers use a variety of updating techniques from direct download of replacement files to patches to deltas, they could be compressed or encrypted or both, and can take a long time to finish in comparison to amount of time they take to download. I've had plenty of small megabyte updates that take far longer to complete than larger gigabyte updates. It all depends on how the developer has deployed their updates and the ability of your computer to complete them in a timely manner.

Edit: at this moment I'm looking at a 286.5MB update for a game that was downloaded almost instantly but must be patching or applying delta updates to multiple files as the patching session has gone on for some time now.

[Nx Machina]

Първоначално публикувано от godslayguy:

Im having trouble with any and every game I try to update pretty much, the game right now is phasmophobia, which is a 5gb game, if im correct, its patching all 5gb+ of the games files?

It is patching files within the game, not the entire game so it will overwrite (replace) files, add new files etc to the game structure.

For example - you cannot get through a door so that bug is patched, an item you require cannot be picked up so that bug is patched and these bugs will be scattered throughout the game code.

[AmR]

i'm updating "The Isle" here. update download size was 6mb. then started a "patching" situation. i checked and steam process is really using disk, so the game patch is indeed doing something with game files (or should be). the problem here is: i am waiting for about 30 minutes and it's still "patching". in 30 minutes i would download entire 20gb game again. so i wonder what the patch is doing, mining cryptocurrency? the next update i should better uninstall and download the game, it's faster. :/ can't wait to rate the game and add this "con" there.

[my new friend]

Първоначално публикувано от Andre M.R.:

i'm updating "The Isle" here. update download size was 6mb. then started a "patching" situation. i checked and steam process is really using disk, so the game patch is indeed doing something with game files (or should be). the problem here is: i am waiting for about 30 minutes and it's still "patching". in 30 minutes i would download entire 20gb game again. so i wonder what the patch is doing, mining cryptocurrency? the next update i should better uninstall and download the game, it's faster. :/ can't wait to rate the game and add this "con" there.

Small update patching one or more large GB files.

[rawWwRrr]

Първоначално публикувано от Andre M.R.:

so i wonder what the patch is doing, mining cryptocurrency?

The patch is patching. Why would it do anything else?

Първоначално публикувано от Andre M.R.:

the next update i should better uninstall and download the game, it's faster. :/ can't wait to rate the game and add this "con" there.

And there are plenty of others that would rather not have to download an entire game every time it updates. Either way, you have to wait for it to finish. Better to reduce bandwidth for those stuck on networks with strict caps or low speeds. It's not always about you.

[☹ small nas x]

just click on patching on the game page, it will tell you how large it is and how long it will take, hopefully it will be less irritating this way

[ScreamingDirt]

Първоначално публикувано от small nas x:

just click on patching on the game page, it will tell you how large it is and how long it will take, hopefully it will be less irritating this way

Thanks man, didn;t know this

[kingjames488]

it's patching. it can take a while sometimes.

if you get ancy and don't believe it open up task manager and go to processes monitor and check the disk activity... it'll be patching.

also some games just have ♥♥♥♥ awful patching software... I have one game that consistantly takes like 20min to install literally any size of patch. it's just poor programing and money hungry devs.

[Keegandalf]

I have had an issue with patches taking a long time lately and left them for 48 hours+ with no resolution. Unfortunately, the quickest solution I have found is to uninstall and reinstall, even for games of 150 GB.

[kingjames488]

Първоначално публикувано от Keegandalf:

I have had an issue with patches taking a long time lately and left them for 48 hours+ with no resolution. Unfortunately, the quickest solution I have found is to uninstall and reinstall, even for games of 150 GB.

1. you just super necroed this thread from a year ago... tho I can't blame your confusion since I've both been banned for necroing old threads AND reposting threads that exist but I would have been banned for necroiung... because the mods are just malicious like that.

2. I don't care a year later... you're probably going to get banned.

[Bill]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.