Update size too big & download resets for a specific game

[BAYG Gaming]

whenever there is an update for 'Marvel Rivals'
at first i see a patch size like 8GB or 14GB
then i want to download it
and (at least my theory is) if i ever at any point i god forbid, pause the download or restart steam
1.the download size increases
2.the progress is no longer saved

if i ever pause the download from now on it resets to a certain point (237mb for this instance)

i have never had this issue before until marvel rivals
(i downloaded GTA V over the course of multiple days and never had any issues)

the files in the downloading folder seem to behave just fine it never loses its file size it does increase

for this update specifically, it started out as 14GB, then turned into 20GB, now it's 41GB after me pausing it (but now it's almost always 41GB (once it turned into 43GB))

i've restarted steam multiple times
i've restarted my pc
i've deleted any trace of the update in the downloading folder (and all it did was instead of resetting to 237mb when i pause it, it now resets to 0mb, amazing)
i've verified game files

basically out of options if i don't want to redownload the game entirely

if anyone has any idea as to what is going on please help thank you thank you

[Nx Machina]

Not all games allow it to be paused when downloading. Kill the download and restart it.

Secondly Marvel Rivals according to the store page is 70Gb installed. The number you see on the left hand side under the game picture is the data to be patched of the game install. When you look at the download and disk activity in the top right the download size is usually a lot smaller.

For example Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms is 13.85gb installed. The number under the game picture was 2.3gb to be patched of the game install. The download size was 275mb.

[BAYG Gaming]

the download size is increasing, which is not normal
i even asked a friend, it was 14GB for them, but now it's 43GB for me
i don't know if the disk/patch size changed
but i'm sure the download size shouldn't be 43GB

[BAYG Gaming]

okay i just checked the game folder
all the PAK files are gone
so i guess that explains, nothing actually but it makes a little more sense

guess i have to re download the game
great, happy

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by BAYG Gaming:

okay i just checked the game folder
all the PAK files are gone
so i guess that explains, nothing actually but it makes a little more sense

guess i have to re download the game
great, happy

IF your friend is local, copy their game install to an external hdd or ssd and copy paste it into the location on your PC. When you click install Steam will find the files.

Note: Ensure you kill the download first.

As a sidenote Marvel Rivals is a live service game so if gets another patch while have it paused Steam will check your partial install versus the files on the server and start a fresh download, so it is best to simply let it download and install.