Scanning for Steam game updates... won't stop

iammaxhailme · 05-12-2010, 12:11 PM

Steam has been scanning for steam game updates for about 20 minutes. I can cancel the scan, but whenever I try to play a game it starts again. I restarted steam a few times but it didn't help. What do?

BenG_P87 · 05-12-2010, 12:14 PM

same for me

Bardave · 05-12-2010, 12:17 PM

same here

Jani666 · 05-12-2010, 12:17 PM

I can´t start a single game.

And it did not work in offline mode either. ♥♥♥♥!

And now I can´t login anymore.
What a great update!

nebenschwein1 · 05-12-2010, 12:23 PM

had the same problem until i did this:

change download region. log off. log in.

Mr_Pantaloons · 05-12-2010, 01:08 PM

Same here

What the hell?

Tyraa Rane · 05-12-2010, 01:33 PM

I had this same problem a couple of hours ago (shortly after downloading the new update)...fixed it by closing out of Steam, deleting the ClientRegistry.blob and AppUpdateStats.blob, and relaunching.

enlive · 05-12-2010, 01:34 PM

Changed region, ezpz.

dr.who · 06-25-2012, 01:17 AM

how to stop scanning for steam game updates???

or hacker is scanning my com???

Thank you in advanced

Kiya · 06-25-2012, 01:42 AM

In future it might be a better idea to start a thread asking for help when you have a problem in the Help and Tips forum rather than nekro posting to a two year old thread.

Two possible solutions have already been posted in the thread.

Try changing your download region in the Steam->settings Download+Cloud tab in the Steam client and if that does not work navigate to where Steam is installed on your hardrive and delete ClientRegistry.blob then relaunch Steam.

Have you tried those solutions?

dr.who · 06-25-2012, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiya

Have you tried those solutions?

No sir

05-12-2010, 12:11 PM	#1
iammaxhailme Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 8 Posts: 35	Scanning for Steam game updates... won't stop Steam has been scanning for steam game updates for about 20 minutes. I can cancel the scan, but whenever I try to play a game it starts again. I restarted steam a few times but it didn't help. What do?

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Jani666 Join Date: Aug 2008 Reputation: 58 Posts: 409	I can´t start a single game. And it did not work in offline mode either. ♥♥♥♥! And now I can´t login anymore. What a great update! Last edited by Jani666: 05-12-2010 at 12:23 PM.

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05-12-2010, 12:14 PM	#2
BenG_P87 Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 19	same for me

05-12-2010, 12:17 PM	#3
Bardave Join Date: Oct 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 37	same here

05-12-2010, 12:23 PM	#5
nebenschwein1 Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 15 Posts: 1,056	had the same problem until i did this: change download region. log off. log in.

05-12-2010, 01:08 PM	#6
Mr_Pantaloons Join Date: Aug 2009 Reputation: 46 Posts: 457	Same here What the hell?

05-12-2010, 01:33 PM	#7
Tyraa Rane Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 135 Posts: 672	I had this same problem a couple of hours ago (shortly after downloading the new update)...fixed it by closing out of Steam, deleting the ClientRegistry.blob and AppUpdateStats.blob, and relaunching.

05-12-2010, 01:34 PM	#8
enlive Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 175 Posts: 607	Changed region, ezpz.

06-25-2012, 01:17 AM	#9
dr.who Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 5 Posts: 199	how to stop scanning for steam game updates??? or hacker is scanning my com??? Thank you in advanced

06-25-2012, 01:42 AM	#10
Kiya Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 561 Posts: 1,205	In future it might be a better idea to start a thread asking for help when you have a problem in the Help and Tips forum rather than nekro posting to a two year old thread. Two possible solutions have already been posted in the thread. Try changing your download region in the Steam->settings Download+Cloud tab in the Steam client and if that does not work navigate to where Steam is installed on your hardrive and delete ClientRegistry.blob then relaunch Steam. Have you tried those solutions?