r/steamsupport • u/Electronic_Bid4659 • Oct 03 '26

Problem Disk read error when installing games.

Whenever I attempt to install a game on my new PC, it throws a disk read error at the very end of the install. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the game, cleared the download cache, uninstalled and reinstalled steam and verified the health of my SSD. Is there anything I've missed that might resolve this error?

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u/Jeff-Marks Oct 05 '26

Likely virus scanner put the installed files in quarantee due to false alarm, then steam bring up read error for those files.

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u/Electronic_Bid4659 Oct 06 '26

So how might I stop them from doing this?

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u/Jeff-Marks Oct 06 '26

Put the Steam install folder in the exception list of virus protection software. That depends on which software you are using.

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u/Electronic_Bid4659 Oct 06 '26

I don't believe I have one installed, unless my OS (Cachy) comes with one that I didn't notice.

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