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How to Fix Steam Slow Disk Usage

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In this video, I'll show how to fix Steam slow disk usage.

00:00 Disk Cleanup
00:24 Disk Error Check
00:42 Steam Flush
00:52 Steam Compatibility Settings
01:12 Windows Firewall Exception for Steam
01:50 Steam System Priority
02:16 Disk Indexing Options
02:33 Steam Download Region
02:56 Steam Download Cache
03:11 Steam Library Repair

Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon
Write "disk clean"
Click on "Disk Cleanup"
Select the disk where you install your games
Click on OK
Select all of the options
Click on OK

Open Computer
Select the drive in which you have your games installed
Right-click it
Click on Properties
Click on Tools
In Error Checking, click on Check

Right-click on Steam
Click on "Exit Steam"
Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon
Write: Run
Click on Run
Write: steam://flushconfig
Click on OK

Open the Steam folder
Select Steam
Right-click on Steam
Click on Properites
Click on Compatibility
Check the option "Run this program as administrator"
Click on Apply
Click on OK

Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon
Write: Windows Security
Click on Windows Securityy
Click on Virus & Threat Protection
In Virus & Threat Protection Settings, click on Manage Settings
Scroll down
In Exclusions, click on Add or Remove Exclusions
Click on Add an exclusion
Select Folder
Choose the Steam folder
Click on Select Folder

Right-click on an empty space in your task bar
Click on Task Manager
Right-click on Steam
Click on Go to Details
Right-click "steam.exe"
Click on Set Priority
Click on "Real Time"

Press the WINDOWS key or click on the WINDOWS icon
Write: Index
Click on Indexing Options
Click on Advanced
In Troubleshooting, click on Rebuild
Click on OK

Open Steam
In the top-left corner of the screen, click on Steam
Click on Settings
Click on Downloads
In Download Region, click to show the options
Choose a region which is close to where you are in the world

Open Steam
In the top-left corner of the screen, click on Steam
Click on Settings
Click on Downloads
Scroll down to see more options
In Steam Download Cache, click on Clear Cache

Open Steam
In the top-left corner of the screen, click on Steam
Click on Settings
Click on Storage
Choose the drive in which you have your games installed
Click on the three dots: ...
Click on Repair Library

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