SteamCMD Disk write failure

[Miichelle]

Hello, I wanted to install an ARK: Survival Evolved Server on my Linux (Debian 10) server. But everytime I want to download it I get the error "ERROR! Failed to install app '376030' (Disk write failure)"



There is enough space (over 50GB) and the hdd / ssd doesn't have any problems. At least my hoster would already have noticed it, if it would be a dead hdd / ssd.

[Iceira]

Linux
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/

hmm any anti virus app, that has been caugth in blocking and make disk write error because its blocked, im not sure linux have same issue.

windows have chkdsk, im sure Linux grp can help you better.
because if they cant, you are in trouble.

50 gb , are you a joke here , thats nothing, if you dont have 3 to 5 times more then that, then you have not learn anything about how unpacking can expand , and linux or not, will not help you here.

and its funny we never see people with new and empty disk in trouble, its always thery last 200 to 250 gb free space left, that has problem here.

dont forget hard words from linux owner , it always windows user that cant figureout anything, im pretty sure you have never hear that before, right. ( go fix your problem and return with solution. )

[Miichelle]

Originally posted by Iceira:

Linux
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/

hmm any anti virus app, that has been caugth in blocking and make disk write error because its blocked, im not sure linux have same issue.

windows have chkdsk, im sure Linux grp can help you better.
because if they cant, you are in trouble.

50 gb , are you a joke here , thats nothing, if you dont have 3 to 5 times more then that, then you have not learn anything about how unpacking can expand , and linux or not, will not help you here.

and its funny we never see people with new and empty disk in trouble, its always thery last 200 to 250 gb free space left, that has problem here.

dont forget hard words from linux owner , it always windows user that cant figureout anything, im pretty sure you have never hear that before, right. ( go fix your problem and return with solution. )

I don't have any anti virus. The command grp doesn't exist. I already had an ARK Server installed and it only needed 13GB, I don't think they released a update with 40GB. I think you even forget that we are speaking about a server, not the game.

[Iceira]

Originally posted by michelleDeko (GER):

Originally posted by Iceira:

Linux
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/

hmm any anti virus app, that has been caugth in blocking and make disk write error because its blocked, im not sure linux have same issue.

windows have chkdsk, im sure Linux grp can help you better.
because if they cant, you are in trouble.

50 gb , are you a joke here , thats nothing, if you dont have 3 to 5 times more then that, then you have not learn anything about how unpacking can expand , and linux or not, will not help you here.

and its funny we never see people with new and empty disk in trouble, its always thery last 200 to 250 gb free space left, that has problem here.

dont forget hard words from linux owner , it always windows user that cant figureout anything, im pretty sure you have never hear that before, right. ( go fix your problem and return with solution. )

I don't have any anti virus. The command grp doesn't exist. I already had an ARK Server installed and it only needed 13GB, I don't think they released a update with 40GB. I think you even forget that we are speaking about a server, not the game.

ask ark support then. there is no one else that has support, and if linux people cant help you, i doubt windows user can.

[xarvn]

Server, game, or whatever Steam files are compressed and require scratch space to decompress and decode; I would conjecture Steam still will need more free space...

[Miichelle]

Originally posted by Iceira:

Originally posted by michelleDeko (GER):

I don't have any anti virus. The command grp doesn't exist. I already had an ARK Server installed and it only needed 13GB, I don't think they released a update with 40GB. I think you even forget that we are speaking about a server, not the game.

ask ark support then. there is no one else that has support, and if linux people cant help you, i doubt windows user can.

The Ark Support cant help me because this error comes with every server I want to install, even small ones. (As example Tower Unite only needs like 1 - 2 GB and the same error is still coming)

[Miichelle]

Originally posted by xarvn:

Server, game, or whatever Steam files are compressed and require scratch space to decompress and decode; I would conjecture Steam still will need more free space...

Yeah but if even small servers like one for Tower Unite cant get installed because of the same error, then its not a problem of space.

[--Lambo--]

Я Хз

[Iceira]

what system is that server kit made for, and does that match disk system. im pretty sure Disk write failure will happend if those to dont fit each other. and the reason no one ask you this is because it cant be that ofc.

[BigBuck]

Were you able to fix this? Having the same issue with 250gb left.

Edit: Same thing on my Windows machine, 600GB free. Maybe some more toxicity from Iceira can fix it.

[roadkilledskunk]

Have you tried not to force the install dir?

[aKimbodiac]

Hey,

I had this issue earlier, managed for fix it. I'm not entirely sure what the exact fix is but follow these steps and you should get past this annoying error.

1, After steamcmd.exe has been downloaded and install
2, Find the drive you would like to install the Ark server on
3, Create a folder called exactly "arkserver" no capitalisation
4, Open your arkserver folder and create another folder inside called "steamapps" again, no capitalisation
5, Type "login USERNAME PASSWORD STEAM_GUARD" replacing the capitalised words with your username, your password and your steam guard key if you have it enabled and then press enter. It should look like this: "login aKimbodiac password123 ABC123"
6, Once you get the "ok" response type "force_install_dir YOUR_DRIVE_LETTER:\arkserver" then press enter. It should look like this: force_install_dir C:\arkserver"
7. With any luck. This should work.

if in doubt, navigate steamcmd\logs\content_log.txt and scroll to the bottom, this should give you an error like this:

[2021-06-08 19:58:18] Loaded 0 apps from install folder "e:\arkserver\steamapps\appmanifest_*.acf".
[2021-06-08 19:58:26] Library folder "e:\arkserver\steamapps" is not writable (Disk write failure).

As you can see, it was trying to add "appmanifest" to a folder that did not exist while not attempting to create it either.

I know this is a fix for windows but I hope this helps!

[Sobodad]

Have had this issue for the past couple days as well on my Win10 PC.
Trying to setup a new Dedicated Server on the same computer that already had previous servers working.

FIX for me:

Had to make a new folder "ArkServer', then copy SteamCMD.exe to that folder and run it, let it do its thing.

Made a .bat file in the same folder with .. "steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir D:\ArkServer +app_update 376030 validate" ..

Ran the .bat file and let it install the server to the same folder that SteamCMD is in.

It gave a comment about installing the Server to a folder that Steam was in, but then proceeded to download it anyway.

[dustfall]

Originally posted by aKimbodiac:

Hey,

I had this issue earlier, managed for fix it. I'm not entirely sure what the exact fix is but follow these steps and you should get past this annoying error.

1, After steamcmd.exe has been downloaded and install
2, Find the drive you would like to install the Ark server on
3, Create a folder called exactly "arkserver" no capitalisation
4, Open your arkserver folder and create another folder inside called "steamapps" again, no capitalisation
5, Type "login USERNAME PASSWORD STEAM_GUARD" replacing the capitalised words with your username, your password and your steam guard key if you have it enabled and then press enter. It should look like this: "login aKimbodiac password123 ABC123"
6, Once you get the "ok" response type "force_install_dir YOUR_DRIVE_LETTER:\arkserver" then press enter. It should look like this: force_install_dir C:\arkserver"
7. With any luck. This should work.

if in doubt, navigate steamcmd\logs\content_log.txt and scroll to the bottom, this should give you an error like this:

[2021-06-08 19:58:18] Loaded 0 apps from install folder "e:\arkserver\steamapps\appmanifest_*.acf".
[2021-06-08 19:58:26] Library folder "e:\arkserver\steamapps" is not writable (Disk write failure).

As you can see, it was trying to add "appmanifest" to a folder that did not exist while not attempting to create it either.

I know this is a fix for windows but I hope this helps!

solved my problem, thx!
btw i'm installing a windows platform version game on linux laptop, keeping 'write failure' issue before creating the 'steamapps' folder

[pinecoffin]

Legend-ary. Had same issue with other games and creating the steamapps folder with the server folder of the game I wanted to install was enough to woork for me.
Cheers vermy muchski @aKimbodiac

[Tarek]

Originally posted by aKimbodiac:

Hey,

I had this issue earlier, managed for fix it. I'm not entirely sure what the exact fix is but follow these steps and you should get past this annoying error.

1, After steamcmd.exe has been downloaded and install
2, Find the drive you would like to install the Ark server on
3, Create a folder called exactly "arkserver" no capitalisation
4, Open your arkserver folder and create another folder inside called "steamapps" again, no capitalisation
5, Type "login USERNAME PASSWORD STEAM_GUARD" replacing the capitalised words with your username, your password and your steam guard key if you have it enabled and then press enter. It should look like this: "login aKimbodiac password123 ABC123"
6, Once you get the "ok" response type "force_install_dir YOUR_DRIVE_LETTER:\arkserver" then press enter. It should look like this: force_install_dir C:\arkserver"
7. With any luck. This should work.

if in doubt, navigate steamcmd\logs\content_log.txt and scroll to the bottom, this should give you an error like this:

[2021-06-08 19:58:18] Loaded 0 apps from install folder "e:\arkserver\steamapps\appmanifest_*.acf".
[2021-06-08 19:58:26] Library folder "e:\arkserver\steamapps" is not writable (Disk write failure).

As you can see, it was trying to add "appmanifest" to a folder that did not exist while not attempting to create it either.

I know this is a fix for windows but I hope this helps!

its worked man you are awesome but it worked for rust server