How can I get a match demo that I can't download?

I've been away from the game for a few months and I remember a match where I had a 2K one round and I downloaded the match again, but now I cannot download my game to watch later. The only thing I can view is the scoreboard of that match.

Is there a way I can download the demo? It doesn't have download as an option when I right-click the on the match.

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Best Answer

It is unfortunate, but some matches you play will not actually let you download a demo and only allow you to view the scoreboard, yet some matches will allow you to download demos.

I don't have anything authoratative to back this up, but I will speak for personal anecdote.

I found that by downloading matches immediately after finishing them, I could access them even if they were from months back, and re-download the match demo. Unfortunately, if I never actually got around to downloading a demo, CS:GO would remove that option, and only allow me to see the scoreboard. Example below:

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How do you get a CS:GO demo match?

If you play regular CS:GO matchmaking, then you can download the full demo of the game. To do this, just go to the "Your matches" section and find a recent game in the list, the recording of which you want to watch. Press the "Download" button and after a while the demo will be downloaded to your computer.

How do I watch demo commands?

Enter the \u201cdemoui\u201d or \u201cdemoui2\u201d command to view a demo. You can also press the ''shift and F2'' key combination. Choose the \u201cLoad\u2026\u201d button and choose the file you wish to play.

How do I fix an incomplete download?

Click on 'Download' located at the bottom of the selected match. These files are usually stored at 'C:\\Games\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\\csgo\\replays\\' unless you do not change this default path.

CS:GO - Tutorial #1 - How to watch REPLAYS / GOTV / DEMOS !

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