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Hi, I'm having a weird issue. If I select latest experimental version (currently 1.1.8) steam tries to update game, but fails with Disc write error. 1.1.6 installs fine, other games also install fine. I tried installing it on other drives, folders, nothing helps. I tried everything from steam install & update guide (library repair, etc) no diff, still fails. Fresh install also fails. If I download game from your website, 1.1.8 works just fine. I tried pinging steam support, but they say it's my error
I kinda doubt it's hardware fail, since other games install and run just fine. My pc is up to date with all latest drivers, so I'm kinda out of ideas...

I would first check any antivirus you have.

I only use windows stuff. I tried disabling it, same result.

The path of a file it fails to write is bogus, so it seems your Steam Client has corrupted metadata about how to install the game.
I don't know if this will fix it, but try to clear download cache: Steam > Settings > Downloads > Clear Download Cache

yeah, like i said, i went through the list of what steam help suggests (clear cache, reinstall steam, try diff disc, etc..), but the result is same. I just installed a 30gb tomb raider without any issues, but a small factorio is giving me so much issues...
steam support is also no real help... "did you check the list? well, then we cant really help you"

Delete contents of Steam\SteamApps\downloading and Steam\SteamApps\temp manually.

Loewchen wrote: Mon Jan 11, 2021 1:51 pm Delete contents of Steam\SteamApps\downloading and Steam\SteamApps\temp manually.

tried, didnt help

Is the error message always completely identical?

Loewchen wrote: Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:02 pm Is the error message always completely identical?

not really, but I think I saw "only" 3 different paths

I made another test. uninstalled everything related to factorio, cleared download/temp. then set beta to none (basically 1.0) started downloading, few minutes later "factorio was successfully installed" :O
they I switch beta to 1.1.x, 120mb updates starts downloading, and at the end, drops the "disc write error" (green-desert-bush-07.png)

Just a quick post mortem on the issue. It turned out to be an actual faulty cpu. I've had my ryzen 5950x for more than a year, but didn't really notice any specific issues, besides two:
- problems with steam game installs, pointing to decryption error
- sometimes open vpn connection failed, odd enough, again pointing to decryption (ssl) errors

Everything else worked fine, all games, all stress tests, etc...

I've contacted amd support, and after a few more tests, they sent a replacement cpu. After that no more issues...
As a hardware enthusiast and a programmer I asked them if they could share what was wrong, but they wouldn't say