BATTLETECH - UPDATE locked file bug!

[khellnick]

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UPDATE locked file bug!

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The game had been running without a crash for 3 days, then suddenly it crashed after a drop. When I tried to restart the game, I got a failed update claiming there was a corrupted filed. I uninstalled the game and reinstalled the game. It never finishes reinstalling, claiming there is a "locked file"! I am including a screenshot of the message and latest crash files.

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Trying to launch game!

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[khellnick]

First, I am unable to play the game for 2 weeks, due to nonstop random crashes, now I have not even been able to launch the game at all for THREE DAYS because of a faulty update put out through STEAM. Paradox/HBS have not even acknowledged the problem, here or at the helpdesk!

 

[AndrewT]

Well, a locked file is a system issue rather than a game bug.

You should try renaming or deleting that battletech_data folder , then running a Steam Verify operation to download a new copy of that folder.

 

[khellnick]

Thank you for the replies. I had gotten an email that said the same thing. Both Windows chkdsk and STEAM Verify files failed to catch the corrupted file. I was able force CHKDSK (actually, the Win10 version) to delete it.