"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file."

[hansontravis59]

This error keeps occuring whenever I try to start up a newly downloaded game. This issues has not occured in the past but seems to be affecting all of my newer game purchases. I have tried clearing my cache, running as admin, changing permissions, updating drivers, you name it. Does anyone have any ideas for a fix that may actually work? Microsoft has been useless.....

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Sounds like a permissions issue if it being denied access to read/write to said location.



For steam side you can try this, open Steam settings > storage > select the drive having issue on then click three dots button do repair, after that do test.

If still not working try this, head to where Steam installed, delete everything except for Steamapp folder, and steam.exe file, once done run steam.exe and see if issue been resolved.

[hansontravis59]

Turns out PC Matic was blocking it. Problem has been resolved.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by hansontravis59:

Turns out PC Matic was blocking it. Problem has been resolved.

Glad you solve your issue.

[zhoobinbozorgnia]

Originally posted by hansontravis59:

Turns out PC Matic was blocking it. Problem has been resolved.

hey man I'm having the exact same problem with Rainbow six siege, how did you fix your problem

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by zhoobinbozorgnia:

Originally posted by hansontravis59:

Turns out PC Matic was blocking it. Problem has been resolved.

hey man I'm having the exact same problem with Rainbow six siege, how did you fix your problem

He just explain in the 1st sentence.

His Antivirus was causing the problem.

[BAMBI6512]

how do I fix it on a chromebook

[Dieter]

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