Steam isn't starting on a mac
I have a mac mini 2011, yesterday I've downloaded steam and to this day cannot start it.

Everytime I'm trying to open it, it starts to update for a sec, then closes, then starting again for a sec, then closes. When I try to open it again, it says "Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your internet connection and try again."

I've tried to open "steam_osx" and "steam.sh" through console, the problem repeats and in my console I'm getting this log:

Last login: Fri Jan 31 20:20:50 on ttys000
Mac-mini-1111:~ a1111$ /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS/steam_osx ; exit;
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Startup - updater built Mar 15 2022 17:15:24
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Startup - updater built Mar 15 2022 17:15:24
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Loading cached metrics from disk (/Users/a1111/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Failed to load cached hosts file (File 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' not found), using defaults
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] 1. http://media.steampowered.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Checking for update on startup
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Checking for available updates...
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Downloading manifest: http://media.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_osx
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Download skipped by HTTP 304 Not Modified
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Nothing to do
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Verifying installation...
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Performing checksum verification of executable files
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Unable to read and verify install manifest /Users/a1111/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/package/steam_client_signed_osx.installed
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Verification complete
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Downloading update...
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Checking for available updates...
[2025-01-31 20:20:57] Downloading manifest: http://media.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_osx
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] Download failed: http error 0 (media.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_osx)
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] DownloadManifest - exhausted list of download hosts
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] failed to load manifest from buffer.
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] Failed to load manifest
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] Error: Download failed: http error 0
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] Saving metrics to disk (/Users/a1111/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2025-01-31 20:20:58] Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again.
[2025-01-31 20:21:00] Shutdown
src/tier0/threadtools.cpp (3628) : Assertion Failed: Illegal termination of worker thread 'Thread(0x0x7f84c750ff20/0x0x70'
src/tier0/threadtools.cpp (3628) : Assertion Failed: Illegal termination of worker thread 'Thread(0x0x7f84c750ff20/0x0x70'
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.

[Process completed]

I've also tried to delete the "/Library/Application Support/Steam" folder, it didn't work either.

My internet connection seems to be fine: I've tried to turn VPN on/off, changed my DNS server to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, checked my router's ports, everything looks alright.

I've seen some solutions on Youtube, they needed me to download these three files:
1) update_hosts_cached.vdf
2) steam_client_osx.installed
3) steam_client_osx.manifest
However, the download links didn't work.

Maybe you could help me with that problem?
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Date Posted: Jan 31 @ 9:49am
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