Estorm732 1,499 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 Okay, so I had to uninstall the game today due to a messup with the AV, it wouldn't properly update. (Why does this game have some many false positives?) So I backed up my present files, and uninstalled the game. However, when attempting to install the game, Steam says "Not enough disk space" and this is certainly not true. I've got over 450 GB free space. And no, Steam hasn't gone crazy either, it can download other games larger than War Thunder without saying no space... I really need some help here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relliK 3,228 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 did you also delete the War Thunder folder in you Steam game folder (default would be c:\program files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\War Thunder\) ? afaik upon 'uninstalling' the game from Steam it's just getting removed from the Steam library but the folder itself (and all the content in it) remain on the hard disk... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsWalker 658 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 In adition: You may restart steam and/or run it as administrator, also worth to be aware the installation is being stored on the correct hardrive (if more are installed) and on the correct partition (if the hardrive has partitions and/or limited on size). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estorm732 1,499 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 did you also delete the War Thunder folder in you Steam game folder (default would be c:\program files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\War Thunder\) ? afaik upon 'uninstalling' the game from Steam it's just getting removed from the Steam library but the folder itself (and all the content in it) remain on the hard disk... Yes, I have made sure there's nothing left. In adition: You may restart steam and/or run it as administrator, also worth to be aware the installation is being stored on the correct hardrive (if more are installed) and on the correct partition (if the hardrive has partitions and/or limited on size). I've even restarted the computer, and the backup is stored in an external HDD which is not even plugged in while trying to do the clean re-install. Unfortunately, it still insists there's not enough space. It can perfectly start installing, say Max Payne 3, which is 33 GB though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsWalker 658 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 Yes, I have made sure there's nothing left. I've even restarted the computer, and the backup is stored in an external HDD which is not even plugged in while trying to do the clean re-install. Unfortunately, it still insists there's not enough space. It can perfectly start installing, say Max Payne 3, which is 33 GB though... You probably already tried but i still want to highligh this, is regarding the path location where the game is installed, so have you already tried another location? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relliK 3,228 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 then it's still related to BitDefender blocking something (even though it's disabled) i assume - this has in fact been reported by other users as well (though i still cannot really believe it ^^) you should add the War Thunder folder to the exception list in BitDefender, then restart the PC and try again... the only other suggestion that obviously has worked for people with this problem was to completely uninstall BitDefender (and personally i absolutely hate doing this because that's not the way it should be =/) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estorm732 1,499 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) You probably already tried but i still want to highligh this, is regarding the path location where the game is installed, so have you already tried another location? Yes, tried drive C. It first started installing. However, C is not my main drive and is pretty small, I don't want to install any games there so I cancelled and removed it. Interesting thing is, now if I try to install it on C even if temporarily (premium active :c) it says no space again... I dunno, have been using steam for years and for the first time I see something like this. EDIT: Changing the name of the installation path solves this. If I make the path the same as the one I uninstalled (C:/SteamLibrary) it says disk full. If I make the path a new one, (C:/SteamLib) it starts installing. Very interesting. So if I could change the installation path in D, it'd probably install there too. The question is, why is something like this happening? then it's still related to BitDefender blocking something (even though it's disabled) i assume - this has in fact been reported by other users as well (though i still cannot really believe it ^^) you should add the War Thunder folder to the exception list in BitDefender, then restart the PC and try again... the only other suggestion that obviously has worked for people with this problem was to completely uninstall BitDefender (and personally i absolutely hate doing this because that's not the way it should be =/) Well, there is no War Thunder folder as of now. The whole Steam folder in D is already added to exceptions, and there was no quarantined file to begin with... Edited November 7, 2015 by Estorm732 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsWalker 658 Report post Posted November 7, 2015 That's why i asked to try a different location. Regarding your question, why it happens, it could be due permissions (this is just a possibilty), therefore would worth you check the hardrive properties (advanced) and on the security option check if "everyone user" is being the main option (or change to that option). Also certify that you have administrator level access on your pc (my computer > properties). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
