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So, i have an X game that occupies like 20Gb, then, a patch comes out, but steam instead of just download and installing the patch, downloads the patch and it seems that copy the entire .exe file then patches it, and then copy it again.
I want to do this to be allowed to patch a game when i dont have enough free space to make the copy of the entire game.
It would be good to have an option to not backup on patch(maybe it's what steam is doing).
Best Answer
I've not seen this happen myself. (I've had several games installed, each larger than the total free space on the disk, and they were patched without issues. If this does happen for some game, it's likely specific to that game, or maybe to that specific patch. The patching process is a "black box" to the user, there's not really anything you can do to affect what it's doing.
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Why is Steam patching the whole game?
It's either that or you have to re-download the entire the game which would be reinstalling the entire game. If your update has a patch, leave it alone to finish. Yes. Sometimes an update that is a tiny download can take a long time to update a huge amount of files.How do I fix infinite patching on Steam?
Here's what you can do to fix Steam Patching Slow, Stuck, or Taking Forever:How do I increase Steam patching speed?
Top 5 Ways to Download Steam Games FasterHow do I fix 0 bytes per second on Steam?
If your Steam downloads continue to remain stuck at 0 bytes, you must clear the download cache for the Steam client. That often gets rid of any obsolete files impeding download progress. Open the Steam menu and select Settings > Downloads. Then, select Clear Download Cache > OK.Steam Deck: How to run Windows exe games/applications in SteamOS
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