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Steam & PC Nov 05, 2026

Steam keeps throwing error code 2 when I add a game to my library

Happens when I try to download a game I already own. Restarted, logged out and back in, verified the other games - those work fine. Is this a server thing or something on my end?
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leah_afk Nov 09, 2026
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Error 2 is a lot of the time Steam's servers being busy, so give it an hour before you change anything. If it keeps happening on that one game: Settings > Downloads > clear download cache, change your download region, then go to Storage and repair the library folder. A library folder Steam can't write to throws that error too, so if the game's on a second drive, check that one first.
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