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[PC] Stuck in a Steam Validation/Update/Installation Loop?

Julia
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When problems arise when validating, updating or installing Vermintide 2, we recommend running through the solutions listed below.

  • Restart your PC
  • Ensure you have enough space left on your PC's drive
  • Clear Steam's 'Download Cache'. Please be aware this will remove any downloads currently in progress: 
    1. Open the Steam client
    2. Select 'Steam' in the upper left-hand corner
    3. Select 'Settings'
    4. Select 'Downloads' within the sidebar
    5. Select 'Clear Download Cache'
  • Repair your Steam Library Folders by:
    1. Open the Steam client
    2. Select 'Steam' in the upper left-hand corner
    3. Select 'Settings'
    4. Select 'Downloads' within the sidebar
    5. Select 'Steam Library Folders'
    6. Right-click the directory path displayed
    7. Select 'Repair Folder'
  • 'Verify Integrity of Game Files' via Steam, using the instructions here: https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360021233534--PC-How-to-Verify-Integrity-of-Game-Files-via-Steam
  • Change Steam's 'Download Region' to another nearby location by:
    1. Open the Steam client
    2. Select 'Steam' in the upper left-hand corner
    3. Select 'Settings'
    4. Select 'Downloads' within the sidebar
    5. Change your 'Download Region' and save the changes
  • Reinstall the Steam client. Protect your installed content before doing so. See here for more information: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?s=91a4c8b5344928dda1a54df76a3e5bd4&ref=9609-OBMP-2526

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