Allowing Windows to force Steam to close when it is writing to a hard drive may cause Steam library and installation information to become corrupted. To ensure that you do not encounter any issues, always allow Steam to close properly when shutting down your computer. Restarting the computer flushes all kinds of system states and caches, while resetting other programs and releasing locks on files and other resources. It's always a good first step to make sure that you restart Steam as well as your computer. They can be performed with a minimal amount of technical knowledge. The following fixes will resolve most update and installation errors with Steam. The specific reason for the error will be shown in the parenthesis at the end of the error message.
The error results when Steam is not able to complete the installation. This is a common type of error that can occur any time a game is updated or installed on Steam.
When installing or updating a game, Steam displays an error message:Īn error occurred while updating
