Steam - How To Fix Corrupt Disk Error - Windows

Steam - How To Fix Corrupt Disk Error - Windows


Steam - How To Fix Corrupt Disk Error - Windows

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A short tutorial on fixing the corrupt disk error you are getting when using the Steam launcher on your Windows PC.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Verify Steam Game Files
1:02 Clear Steam Download Cache
1:25 Delete Temporary Files
2:00 Close Background Apps
2:45 Steam Firewall Bypass

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Content

0.68 -> What’s up, guys?
2.1 -> In this tutorial, I will show you how to fix the corrupt disk error you are getting when
7.08 -> using the Steam launcher on your Windows PC.
10.84 -> This should be quite an easy tutorial.
13.47 -> For more information, click on the first link in the description below.
18.25 -> The “Corrupt disk” error can occur for a variety of reasons, including problems with
23.89 -> your hard drive, software conflicts, or issues with the Steam client itself.
30.16 -> First of all, open up your Steam launcher and navigate to your game library.
36.61 -> Proceed to right-click the Steam game in your library and select Properties.
42.15 -> In the Local Files section, click on Verify Integrity of Game Files.
48.34 -> This will take a few seconds to minutes to redownload and replace any missing or corrupted
53.629 -> game files.
55.899 -> This will fix the “Corrupt Disk” error you are getting if the problem was related
60.079 -> to your game files.
62.329 -> When this is done, click on Steam on the top left of your screen and select Settings.
68.74 -> In the Downloads section of your settings, click on Clear Download Cache.
74.04 -> This can fix download and installation issues for Steam games.
78.93 -> You will be required to log back into your Steam account after the launcher has restarted
83.63 -> on your system.
85.47 -> You can then close the Steam launcher and open up your Windows settings.
90.939 -> Under System, click on Storage.
94.119 -> It might take a second to load your storage information, and when this is done, click
100.04 -> on Temporary Files.
102.65 -> You should delete your temporary files from time to time, especially when you have little
107.73 -> to no storage left on your hard drive or SSD.
111.86 -> This includes deleting the content of your recycle bin and previous, unneeded Windows
117.21 -> versions stored on your PC.
120.24 -> After ensuring disk space on your PC, you can try to launch the Steam game again.
126.049 -> If the problem persists, then this issue is most likely related to software conflicts
131.16 -> on your PC.
133.28 -> Close any programs that are running on your PC which could interfere with Steam and it’s
139.22 -> game installations.
140.9 -> For example: CCleaner, any other game, such as Minecraft, Discord, or a different game
148.41 -> launcher, such as the Epic Games launcher.
152.099 -> In the Processes section of your Task Manager, right-click the process and select End Task.
158.62 -> Make sure to only end the programs from running, which you know won’t break your operating
163.55 -> system.
164.86 -> Lastly, you should allow Steam to bypass your Windows Defender Firewall.
171.069 -> Search for Firewall in your start menu search and open up your Firewall & Network Protection
177.22 -> system settings window.
179.519 -> On this window, click on Allow an app through firewall.
184.58 -> After clicking on Change Settings, locate the Steam app in this list of applications
189.59 -> and programs installed on your PC.
192.67 -> Make sure that both the Private and Public boxes are checked before clicking on Ok.
198.15 -> All of these steps and more information will be available in my extensive guide linked
204.59 -> in the description below.
206 -> I hope this helped you out, leave a comment if you have any questions, and see you in
211.26 -> the next one.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w18p-GgrIjQ