(SOLVED) CTD and now get stuck at ''checking for updates'' #pc (steam)

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Hi, after updating with su7 and entered the game, updated everything in content manager (world updates etc) - all finished fine then system crashed, had to reboot pc… now when i start the game i get stuck at ‘‘checking for updates’’ … i can only get into the game if i turn internet off !

i,ve tried everything i can think of

no add on’s
admin mode
check files via steam
driver updates etc
i dont want to do a complete reinstall as i dont believe it’s that going by what i,ve read

Anyone else had this issue and fixed somehow ? so frustrated at this point !

Thanks

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Have you seen this.

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Hey, no 1st i,ve seen of this. went through all the procedures but unfortunately problem still present…

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hey buddy

had the same issue, tried the whole day and finally found a fix.
in your explorer go to official>onestore. Then, sort by date and delete the newest folder. relaunch the title and it will reinstall a couple of Mb (missing update information) worked for me!

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Thanks for helping… i cant find the file you suggest?? or i,m not following. do you have a path or can describe further

appreciate your time

Neal

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Hi… does the problem still exist ?..

you can not find these folder, because you own steam version.

I assume these is the most important info :

we have some topics about in forum. Starting from simple solution like xbox-relogin till corrupt cloud data ( you can remove your local steam data for a test ).

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Hi, yes problem still exists - have tried everything for the past week searching so many posts etc, even down to things like the teredo adapters and renaming servers in cmd etc. i,m really at a loss to what to do now. i will look into your comment though ‘‘relogin till corrupt cloud’’ and see if that helps

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In case of re-login don’t forget a windows restart in middle of that.

Two example post how to clean Steam cloud data:
: Steam - CTD on Startup (after splash screen) - #11 by eaglechlapf6920
: CTD at game launch after WU5 - PC Version Deluxe Steam - #21 by MichaMMA

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neither has worked for me - no matter what i do i just get stuck at waiting for updates… seems it cant access the servers …

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ok so i uninstalled from steam and then manually deleted all traces of MSFS from computer, complete new install and now works ok. i suspect a corrupt file somewhere… i also suspect it may have been due to a new driver install - i had upgraded my ssd to 1tb from 250gb. i spotted after i had changed it over and reinstalled msfs back to new drive i found device manager still read the drive being 250gb - not sure if that was confusing the system and it thought i had run out of space… what pointed me in that direction is nvidia would not update my driver due to disk space (even though i had lots) - anyway i can only assume this but i thankyou for your time . regards , neal

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