Games saying "Not enough disk space" While having more than enough

[Ikenna2x]

I tried updating apex legends. The update was 1GB i have 90GB in my external hard drive but it wont download saying i don't have enough space

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

How much of that small update is actually updating massively large files of the game?

[Ikenna2x]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

How much of that small update is actually updating massively large files of the game?

:summercat2023:

no clue its just a 1gb update for apex legends

[Azza ☠]

How big is the game itself?

Sometimes patches might be a smaller 1GB download, but decrypts and/or patch across the entire lot. That can temporary use a lot of space.

Try this...

Under your Steam Client > Steam > Settings > Downloads

Clear the "Download Cache"

That will remove what it's downloaded to start over again, but free the space as well.

Then under your Steam Library, right-click the Game > Properties > Local Files.

Select "Verify Integrity of Game Files"

That will check the entire game files against the latest version online and download the require ones needed. It might download more than the original patch but require less space, as it just replaces the files rather than patching them.

[_I_]

steam takes about 2-3x the space to install a game

use a larger drive, to install it, then use steam to move it

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Updates need extra space for navigation purposes. It's not uncommon to need a large chunk of free space for the update to complete.

I would recommend checking what the largest game is on your PC and using that as a reference of how much free space that is actually needed. I would leave double the space on my drive so updates can navigate.

[Ikenna2x]

Originally posted by W O K E I S M:

Updates need extra space for navigation purposes. It's not uncommon to need a large chunk of free space for the update to complete.

I would recommend checking what the largest game is on your PC and using that as a reference of how much free space that is actually needed. I would leave double the space on my drive so updates can navigate.

I have 90GB of free space. that shouldnt be the problem

[Ikenna2x]

Originally posted by _I_:

steam takes about 2-3x the space to install a game

use a larger drive, to install it, then use steam to move it

I have 90GB of free space. that shouldnt be the problem

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Download doesn't go to external drive. Download goes to main drive. How much space on your main drive? And how big is apex?

These answers might reveal the reason.

[_I_]

how big is the game?
if the game is over 30g 90g may not be enough free space

[Wampum Biskit]

Originally posted by _I_:

how big is the game?
if the game is over 30g 90g may not be enough free space

66.54 Gigs , so yeah 90 may not be enough room ....

[Ikenna2x]

Originally posted by Wampum Biskit:

Originally posted by _I_:

how big is the game?
if the game is over 30g 90g may not be enough free space

66.54 Gigs , so yeah 90 may not be enough room ....

the game is alreeady installed

[_I_]

yes but ti still needs space for the downloaded compressed files, and to unpack, and copy them

[emoticorpse]

Can you go to Userbenchmark.com and run their free benchmark and paste the link to the results here?

[Cathulhu]

Originally posted by khenkeni:

Originally posted by Wampum Biskit:

66.54 Gigs , so yeah 90 may not be enough room ....

the game is alreeady installed

We gathered.
Keep in mind to update a game, Steam creates a copy of EVERY file that is going to be updated. Then it decompresses them if necessary, applies the update, recompresses if necessary and then copies the files back to their original space overwriting the outdated ones.

So, depending on how many files are affected, you could end up with TWO copies of the game, temporarily.

[_I_]

with payday2, its faster and less drive activity to uninstall and reinstall the game again vs update it