Installing or Restoring Games get stuck at "Creating local game cache files..."

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SkullFox Jan 9, 2014 @ 1:53pm

Hi...

I had no problems a week ago when restoring a game from backup, but, today I tried installing from zero and restoring from backup and it stays at "Creating local game cache files".

All games big and small have this problem.

The bar never actually moves. What can I do?

Last edited by SkullFox; Jan 9, 2014 @ 1:54pm

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ColdFishHead Jan 9, 2014 @ 2:20pm

Exact same issue here, cant download any game. I'm in Georgia USA and my friend in Cali is having this same issue.

SkullFox Jan 9, 2014 @ 2:25pm

damn...

did you try deleting all .dll in the steam root folder?

Crocodilo bombardiro Jan 9, 2014 @ 2:27pm

Azaza

ColdFishHead Jan 9, 2014 @ 2:35pm

Nothing works. Try downloading a game and let me know if you guys are having the same issue!

ColdFishHead Jan 9, 2014 @ 2:36pm

It has to be a widespread issue, Georgia and Cali, I'm sure every state in between...

SkullFox Jan 9, 2014 @ 3:26pm

does it happen when you try to restore a game from backup as well?

SkullFox Jan 9, 2014 @ 3:32pm

OK I got it to work!!

1 - I re-installed steam,
2 - when I tried to login got the fatal error messenge saying that filesystem_stdio.dll was bad,
3 - deleted all .dll files (from AppOverlay.dll to vstdlib_s64.dll) in the steam main folder (didn't touch the other folders),
4 - put "run as administrator" on compatiblity options for steam.exe,
5 - run program,
6 - steam repaired itself and logged in automaticaly,
7 - tried to restore game from backup and immediatelly started going.

Hope it helps.

Tev Jan 10, 2014 @ 12:40am

If nothing else works, check if you have auto-updating schedule on. It seemingly, for some reason, affects also manual download start ups.

If it's on, turn it off.

Last edited by Tev; Jan 10, 2014 @ 12:40am

defy Jan 12, 2014 @ 9:52am

>If nothing else works, check if you have auto-updating schedule on. It seemingly, for some reason, affects also manual download start ups. If it's on, turn it off.

This fix worked for me. For some reason having a download restriction schedule also disables game restores (looks like it counts as an update to steam).

Viyara Jan 12, 2014 @ 5:25pm

I had the same issue. Changing my download region to seattle fixed it.

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Seven Fates Feb 17, 2014 @ 11:32am

Originally posted by defy:
>If nothing else works, check if you have auto-updating schedule on. It seemingly, for some reason, affects also manual download start ups. If it's on, turn it off.

This fix worked for me. For some reason having a download restriction schedule also disables game restores (looks like it counts as an update to steam).

Bumped to verify this quote is accurate in my case as well.

Certainly something Valve should look at adjusting.

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heavy_sigh Feb 18, 2014 @ 2:58am

Thanks for this. The setting that fixed the issue for me is in Steam > Downloads > Download Restrictions > 'Limit auto-updating schedule' (Set checkbox to off).

Steam needs to have a warning when this setting is stopping your game backups from installing!

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direstr8s Aug 10, 2017 @ 11:31am

I just had to wait. I thought something was amiss because my computer is SSD equipped, and usually my internet is quite fast as well. I left my computer for about 20 mins and ate lunch, and when I came back it was about halfway done downloading. No problems since!

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