How To Fix Steam Stuck On Allocating Disk Space On Windows 10?

Steam is the gaming platform of choice for millions of PC gamers, allowing them to download games directly to their laptops or PCs. However, some of these users, using Windows 10, encounter Steam Stuck on Allocating Disk issue. When they launch Steam, the screen is stuck with a popup window saying Allocating Disk Space.

It means that Steam Client cannot allocate enough disk space for downloading content.

Reasons behind the Problem

Many reasons are responsible for this issue, including cache errors, the irregular function of the download server, overclocking, or the Firewall blocking the Steam.

How to resolve it?

If you are a Windows 10 user and experiencing a similar issue, you can promptly try the solutions provided below to resolve the problem.

• Restart your computer

When you face the Steam Stuck on Allocating Disk space issue on your computer, the first thing you can do is restarting the computer. This method did work for a lot of users to resolve the issue.

So, restart your computer, and then launch Steam. 

Now, try to install the game and check if the screen is still stuck on Allocating Disk space window popup.

• Clear Cache

The steam download cache is another reason found by users that can be held responsible for Steam stuck on Allocating disk space issue. It may block the installation of the game.

So, clear the steam download cache and then try to install the game. To empty the download cache, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Steam client. It may be available on your desktop, or you can search it by typing Steam in the start menu.
2. At the top of the menu , you will see a steam tab in the Steam client. Click on it. The context menu will appear—select settings from this menu.
3. Now, click on the download tab, locate the clear download cache option, and click on it.
4. Click Ok to clear the steam download cache.
5. Close the steam client, open it again, and try to install the game.

This method will resolve the issue successfully.

• Run the steam client with Administrative privileges

Following this method, you will end the Steam processes during installation, with the help of Task Manager, and then rerun it with administrative privileges.

1. Open Task Manager by pressing the combination of Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys. Expand More details by clicking on it.
2. Locate Steam-related processes in the list, right-click on each process, and select End Task. It will end all the steam-related processes.
3. Open up the Steam installation folder. If you don't have the steam shortcut on your desktop, locate the folder in Disk C:Program Files (x86) Steam.
4. When you open up the folder, search for steam.exe, right-click on it, and select properties.
5. In the properties section, go to the compatibility tab. Search Run this program as an administrator and check the box next to it.
6. Apply changes and click Ok.

After that, reopen the steam client and check if the Steam Stuck on Allocating Disk issue is resolved or not.

• Change the Steam Download Server

If you are using the download server that has too much traffic or is under maintenance, it might cause the Steam to be stuck on allocating disk space. In that case, you can change the download server. It may help to solve the problem.

1. Double-click on the Steam client to open it. Select the steam tab from the top menu and then click on Properties.
2. Click on the Download option available on the left side.
3. Click on the arrow underneath the download region to open different servers.
4. Select another server to download. Now, exit the steam client.

In the end, reopen the steam client and download the game. The issue will successfully be resolved.

• Disable Windows Defender Firewall Temporarily

It might be possible that the Firewall is blocking the Steam and interrupting the game downloading process. Disable the Windows Defender Firewall before downloading the game on Steam, and after successfully finishing the download, enable it again.

• Refresh Steam Installation

1. First, you need to end all steam processes. For that, follow the first 2 steps of method 3.
2. Now go to the Steam installation folder.
3. Select all files except steamapps and steam.exe.
4. Delete all files. You can do it by pressing Shift + Del.
5. After you delete all files, open steam.exe, and the downloading process will start.

After all the files are downloaded from the internet, launch Steam, and download the game, you will see that the issue is resolved successfully.

Conclusion

These methods will help you resolve the issue. Try to resolve the issue by following the above procedures one by one.