Update Failed: Not Enough Disk Space

[ravariel96]

Trying to get Patch 7 for BG3, and I am getting the error message that I can't update because there isn't enough disk space. The patch is 8 gigs, I have more than 100gigs free on the disk.

I've searched other fixes already on here already and none has worked. From those suggestions, I've deleted the downloading folders, cleared the cache, reinstalled Steam (I did not uninstall any games), and made sure folders are not read-only.

What, aside from a *full* uninstall of the games, AND Steam, including deleting all file folders, might fix this? I'd rather not spend the next several days downloading and reinstalling all my games from scratch.

Thanks in advance.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

You probably already saw the repair library button on the library setup window...
Validate cache should work too.
Uninstalling one of the bad games, erasing the leftover files and then reinstalling should work too.
Beyond that maybe its some known issue with the patch. Check the game's posts/news/website/forum/chatroom.

[Iceira]

Do you have multi steam lib and drevs, and what free space at each drev.

150gb full install, will only maker it worse that 450gb if we use old way multiplyed by 3 to 5 if you need such explanations.

Thats mean a 500gb SSD is outdate with OS on it and we are over in 1TB boot disk atleast.

You need to have read alot about BG3 issue so many have explan it , even game devs own support page on game requirements, ((( "have way more space then needed." )))

So 100gb is not enough. make more free room then.

this is game devs own fault they need plenty of temporary work space, and they dont explan it well enough.

[rawWwRrr]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ravariel96:

Trying to get Patch 7 for BG3, and I am getting the error message that I can't update because there isn't enough disk space. The patch is 8 gigs, I have more than 100gigs free on the disk.

The 8 gig patch is going to patch a game that requires 150 GB of space. Depending on what files the patch is meant to, you know, patch, it may require it to make patched copies of those files which will exceed the 100GB of free space that you have.

Steam will move the original files to a cache area, then it will make patched copies of those files into a temporary area, then it will verify all of those new files, then move the verified files to the install folder, then delete the old files.

That's why it's complaining about not enough space. It's not simply grabbing 8gb of new data. It has to distribute that data among the already installed files and it needs space to do that, usually at least as equal the game's install size.

[ravariel96]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Iceira:

Do you have multi steam lib and drevs, and what free space at each drev.

150gb full install, will only maker it worse that 450gb if we use old way multiplyed by 3 to 5 if you need such explanations.

thats mean a 500gb SSD is outdate with OS on it and we are over in 1TB boot disk atleast.

It's hard for me to parse what you're saying, but I'll just note that my system is 2 drives, C and D, Steam is installed on C, which is 250gigs with half of that free. The game files are on Drive D, which is 1tb, and has 100+ gigs free as well. Even if I needed 3 or 5 times the space of the patch to install, it should still work.

[ravariel96]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από DarkCrystalMethod:

You probably already saw the repair library button on the library setup window...
Validate cache should work too.
Uninstalling one of the bad games, erasing the leftover files and then reinstalling should work too.
Beyond that maybe its some known issue with the patch. Check the game's posts/news/website/forum/chatroom.

Actually I hadn't known about that fix. Running it now. We'll see if it works. Thanks. Here's hoping I don't have to do a full clean install.

[Iceira]

And you can say thanks to BG3 support, that we soon here say get 1TB free space to any game , so we dont have to explan anything, see how things get turn around, pretty sure im not the only one or steam helper that got enough of BG3 daily new steam user issue..

[DarkCrystalMethod]

I have heard but not confirmed that at least sometimes(maybe always) the patch is downloaded to your steam install folder wherever that is(C drive for most people) and then it gets unpacked to wherever the library is.

[ravariel96]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από rawWwRrr:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ravariel96:

Trying to get Patch 7 for BG3, and I am getting the error message that I can't update because there isn't enough disk space. The patch is 8 gigs, I have more than 100gigs free on the disk.

The 8 gig patch is going to patch a game that requires 150 GB of space. Depending on what files the patch is meant to, you know, patch, it may require it to make patched copies of those files which will exceed the 100GB of free space that you have.

Steam will move the original files to a cache area, then it will make patched copies of those files into a temporary area, then it will verify all of those new files, then move the verified files to the install folder, then delete the old files.

That's why it's complaining about not enough space. It's not simply grabbing 8gb of new data. It has to distribute that data among the already installed files and it needs space to do that, usually at least as equal the game's install size.

Yikes, if that's the case that feels like a 90's-era install issue, where whenever you filled up more than half your drive, everything got slow and choppy. One would imagine we'd have better systems now. So you think that I'd need at least as much free space as the game plus patch itself to run? I wonder why this is the first time this has come up. I've been running around this level of free space (sometimes less) and this is the first patch that this has happened on.

[Nx Machina]

BG3 is a 150gb install.

You need a minimum of 300gb of free space irrespective of the patch size.

Personally i leave x3 of free space on each drive based on the largest game installed. I never have issues with patching.

[ravariel96]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Iceira:

And you can say thanks to BG3 support, that we soon here say get 1TB free space to any game , so we dont have to explan anything, see how things get turn around, pretty sure im not the only one or steam helper that got enough of BG3 daily new steam user issue..

Honestly, it's probably a decent idea to just buy a bigger/another data drive.

[Iceira]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ravariel96:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Iceira:

And you can say thanks to BG3 support, that we soon here say get 1TB free space to any game , so we dont have to explan anything, see how things get turn around, pretty sure im not the only one or steam helper that got enough of BG3 daily new steam user issue..

Honestly, it's probably a decent idea to just buy a bigger/another data drive.

yeah, but wait and see, its almost daily a new user get this lack of free space.

[Lamby]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από rawWwRrr:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από ravariel96:

Trying to get Patch 7 for BG3, and I am getting the error message that I can't update because there isn't enough disk space. The patch is 8 gigs, I have more than 100gigs free on the disk.

The 8 gig patch is going to patch a game that requires 150 GB of space. Depending on what files the patch is meant to, you know, patch, it may require it to make patched copies of those files which will exceed the 100GB of free space that you have.

Steam will move the original files to a cache area, then it will make patched copies of those files into a temporary area, then it will verify all of those new files, then move the verified files to the install folder, then delete the old files.

That's why it's complaining about not enough space. It's not simply grabbing 8gb of new data. It has to distribute that data among the already installed files and it needs space to do that, usually at least as equal the game's install size.

Bro I love you, you helped me big time here :D