Steam keeps pausing downloads and adding them to the queue

[Darth Gainer]

Yes, I have cleared download path. Yes I have restarted steam. Yes I have launched steam as admin. Yes I have restarted my computer. Yes I have reinstalled steam. Yes I have stopped the download, deleted the files, and restarted the download. Yes I have enough disc space. Yes I have sufficient processing power to download a game. Yes I have done all of the common methods of fixing this.

Has anybody else done everything they could, but still faced this issue?

[Iceira]

Did you read covid19 pinned down thread, you are not in controll anymore.
things will be added , then steam thinks its best to update.

[амнезия]

wtf

[crunchyfrog]

You've obviously tried a number of things but there may be a few things that you have overlooked.

For example, disc space. Many people overlook two very important points.

Firstly, that the installation drive does not exceed more than 90% usage in size.

Second that when you download a game on Steam, you have to allow up to THREE TIMES the total file size, as the files are encrypted and compressed. It needs that extra workspace to do it's magic.

So for example, if you have 1 TB drive, and you've used 850GB of it, you've got 50 GB left to use. But if you try to download a 50GB game then that ain't going to happen, because you'd need to allow up to 150GB and that takes you right to the limit way beyond the 90%.

I mention this also because when people fall foul of this, it will do as you're experiencing - either keep pausing or stopping downloads, or start downloading to another drive.

Also, if you're using any external drives, make sure you have no power saving settings set so that the drive powers off after time, and that you ALWAYS connect the drive before starting Steam.

[Iceira]

do note the time diffrence , alot of user have report server store issue atm. this has nothing to do with OP issue apox 22hours ago.

[Darth Gainer]

This is ridiculous. It has been over 24 hours and I still can't download the damn game. The game
download "404'd" on me and I had to restart it, and now it's even less completed than it was yesterday.

And as I stated in the OP, I have ample space for the game.

[Stal Hamarr]

Same issue here. Can't download anything. The download starts when I boot in safe mode, but it's very slow. And even if I complete the download in safe mode, when I boot in normal mode to play the game, it remains stuck checking for updates.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Stal Hamarr:

Same issue here. Can't download anything. The download starts when I boot in safe mode, but it's very slow. And even if I complete the download in safe mode, when I boot in normal mode to play the game, it remains stuck checking for updates.

Well that's nothing to do with Steam. That is clearly something on your computer causing the problems.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Ssaecin:

This is ridiculous. It has been over 24 hours and I still can't download the damn game. The game
download "404'd" on me and I had to restart it, and now it's even less completed than it was yesterday.

And as I stated in the OP, I have ample space for the game.

That's why I asked what I did. as it's not just about ample space. I mentioned it to be clear. If you have understood that, it's cool.

I don't know much what else to suggest, as normally the next step would be to clear the download cache, which you've doen already.

Only last ditch thing I have is to delete everything EXCEPT steamapps folder (and the games therein) and the steam executable.

Then run the steam executable, and it will reacquire all the files needed. If anything was corrupt in there, this should fix it.

[Stal Hamarr]

I'm bumping this because, at least for me, the problem solved itself. Now everything is working and I didn't do anything. It lasted several days and then disappeared.

So, to the condescending and patronizing people:
yes, sometimes is the user's fault. But some people actually know their way around a PC and when ALL the solutions didn't work, the issue is obviously on the other end (or somewhere in-between).

If the user literally doesn't touch anything and stuff stop working, MAYBE it's not his/her fault.
Especially when the same stuff start working again without any input whatsoever, it's pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ obvious that it wasn't the user's fault.

Maybe the software is just a piece of garbage. Or a server somewhere.

"Clearly something on your computer", sure.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Stal Hamarr:

I'm bumping this because, at least for me, the problem solved itself. Now everything is working and I didn't do anything. It lasted several days and then disappeared.

So, to the condescending and patronizing people:
yes, sometimes is the user's fault. But some people actually know their way around a PC and when ALL the solutions didn't work, the issue is obviously on the other end (or somewhere in-between).

If the user literally doesn't touch anything and stuff stop working, MAYBE it's not his/her fault.
Especially when the same stuff start working again without any input whatsoever, it's pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ obvious that it wasn't the user's fault.

Maybe the software is just a piece of garbage. Or a server somewhere.

"Clearly something on your computer", sure.

Don't assume answers you don't like are patronizing. We respond this way because we are basing it on considerable experience on here.

We are not stating absolute certainity.

[Iceira]

People need to learn this Fast, you are not in controll over then things is add to Cue as PAUSE in DL sections , region to steam or steam server can see low bandwide or congested network to it. ( change DL zone or is it your isp that doing it dont matter, all this is seen from server point of with with the Covid19 add change from steam, if you are not a network experts or read about it or educated in this , you will not get it,

dont get fooled by sometimes user own problem here, its either you or isp or steam that do it.
its here it get trigger who doing it, if you have no issue into own isp with speedtest.
then its IP or steam network path ( routing ) thats is ISP and steam if you have proof not own end into steam speed test.

dont give us the crap here about your isp or its partner throttle the network speed , not really our problem or if steam someday cant keep up. atm this is your ISP faulth because let them proof its steam server that cant keep up.

if this is to complicate for you talk with tech person, this is how things works. and its not debatable. ( this is networking ABC if you even can call it that. ) remember this next time steam has event sale. ( aka just like Black friday, even more will notice network speed issue ) and its here you can see how huge Traffic is then all DL and all isp network and steam server runs past normal traffic, so dont say steam event sale cant be felt doing event sale.
that is truth that point in itself , has nothing to do with me or this reply. this is your isp into steam issue.