Running Steam file verification is a standard troubleshooting step to ensure your game files are installed correctly and aren't corrupted. This process checks the integrity of the game files on your computer against the latest version on the Steam servers and replaces any missing, corrupted, or outdated files.
Here’s how you can verify the integrity of your game files on Steam:
Steps to Verify Game Files
Follow these steps directly within the Steam client to initiate the verification process for a specific game:
- Restart Steam and Your Computer: Begin by restarting your computer and then launching the Steam application.
- Locate the Game:
- Open your Steam Library.
- Find the game you wish to verify.
- Right-click on the game title in the list, or click the gear icon located on the far right of the game's Library page.
- Access Properties: From the dropdown menu that appears, select Properties....
- Go to Installed Files: In the game's Properties window, navigate to and select the Installed Files tab.
- Start Verification: Click the button to verify the integrity of the game's files.
Steam will then begin the process of verifying the files. This may take several minutes depending on the size of the game and the speed of your storage drive. Steam will inform you once the verification is complete. If any files were found to be corrupt or missing, Steam will automatically download and replace them.
