Steam Unpacking Slow: 4 Ways to Make It Faster

If the drive has any issues, it will affect unpacking speed

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Updated onFebruary 23, 2024

updated onFebruary 23, 2024

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Many gamers reported slow unpacking speed when downloading new games or updates on Steam.

This can happen if you’re dealing with a big size game, or if the hard drive orsolid-state drive (SSD) is slow. It may also be because you have many opened apps and you run out of resources.

Before taking the steps below, try freeing up some storage space, close unnecessary background apps, and turn off the antivirus temporarily.

What do I do if Steam is unpacking slowly?

1. Set Stream priority to high

Setting the Stream app as a high priority will boost its performance with top priority over other running apps. Check out our complete guide onhow to set priority in task managerfor more insight.

2. Defrag HDD or Optimize SSD

The Optimize Windows tools will trim SSD drive and optimize HDD drive to improve speed. We have a complete guide onways to fix disk defragmenters that won’t runin Windows.

3. Delete Files in Depotcache Folder

The folder path differs in PCs depending on the drive in which the Stream app is.

4. Check Drive for error

The process above scans the drive for corrupt system files and bad partitions to improve your system performance. Feel free to read aboutmethods to use if Windows cannot repair the driveon your PC.

In addition, check our detailed guide onways to fix ISDone.dll erroron Windows 10/11. Also, you can read abouthow to make Windows 11 fasteron your device.

Alternatively, you can read aboutways to fix a Steam download Stuck at 100%on your device.

Should you have further questions or suggestions, kindly drop the in the comments section.

Steam Unpacking Slow: 4 Ways to Make It Faster#

What do I do if Steam is unpacking slowly?#

1. Set Stream priority to high#

2. Defrag HDD or Optimize SSD#

3. Delete Files in Depotcache Folder#

4. Check Drive for error#