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Moving Warhammer 40K Darktide to another drive fails with error "content file locked"

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12632 · opened 2026-01-08 by uliss3s · updated 2026-01-08 · 0 comments · github
Uuliss3s 2026-01-08 github

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OS: EndeavourOS
Kernel: 6.18.3-arch1-1
KDE Plasma: 6.5.4 (wayland)

  • Steam client version (build number or date):
    Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
    Steam Version: 1766451605
    Steam Client Build Date: Mon, Dec 22 8:48 PM UTC -08:00
    Steam Web Build Date: Sun, Dec 21 9:53 PM UTC -08:00
    Steam API Version: SteamClient023

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I got an error moving Warhammer 40K Darktide to another disk through steam:

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content_log.txt

[2026-01-08 11:29:05] AppID 1361210 moving from "/home/nobody/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE" to "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE"
[2026-01-08 11:29:05] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,Moving Folder,
[2026-01-08 11:29:08] Finished uninstall script before moving folders
[2026-01-08 11:32:55] stats: (SteamCache, 326) cache4-gru1.steamcontent.com: 129755712 Bytes, 17 sec (62.37 Mbps). 134 Hits / 11 Misses (92 %, 92 % bytes)
[2026-01-08 11:32:55] stats: (Invalid, 0) : 367454710 Bytes, 18 sec (165.79 Mbps). 408 Hits / 33 Misses (93 %, 92 % bytes)
[2026-01-08 11:32:55] stats: (SteamCache, 455) cache13-gru1.steamcontent.com: 130074918 Bytes, 16 sec (63.45 Mbps). 151 Hits / 14 Misses (92 %, 91 % bytes)
[2026-01-08 11:32:55] stats: (SteamCache, 456) cache14-gru1.steamcontent.com: 105222736 Bytes, 15 sec (54.98 Mbps). 120 Hits / 8 Misses (94 %, 94 % bytes)
[2026-01-08 11:32:55] stats: (SteamCache, 457) cache15-gru1.steamcontent.com: 2401344 Bytes, 2 sec (11.41 Mbps). 3 Hits / 0 Misses (100 %, 100 % bytes)
[2026-01-08 11:34:13] AppID 1361210 canceled moving : File locked at 90976667108/91573221031 bytes, 219672 files moved (Can't overwrite existing file "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/1361210/pfx/drive_c/windows/system32/GameInput.dll" (60265 bytes))
[2026-01-08 11:34:18] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed

I removed "GameInput.dll" from system32 and tried again:

[2026-01-08 11:44:16] AppID 1361210 moving from "/home/ulisses/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE" to "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE"
[2026-01-08 11:44:16] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,Moving Folder,
[2026-01-08 11:44:19] Finished uninstall script before moving folders
[2026-01-08 11:48:58] AppID 1361210 canceled moving : File locked at 91320870608/91573160731 bytes, 220531 files moved (Can't overwrite existing file "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/1361210/pfx/drive_c/windows/syswow64/GameInput.dll" (58329 bytes))
[2026-01-08 11:49:03] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,

I removed "GameInput.dll" from syswow64 and tried again:

[2026-01-08 12:14:00] AppID 1361210 moving from "/home/nobody/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE" to "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE"
[2026-01-08 12:14:00] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,Moving Folder,
[2026-01-08 12:14:04] Finished uninstall script before moving folders
[2026-01-08 12:19:00] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,
[2026-01-08 12:19:00] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Files Missing,
[2026-01-08 12:19:00] Finished moving install folder (91573099168 bytes, 221192 files)
[2026-01-08 12:19:02] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Files Missing,Prefetching Info,
[2026-01-08 12:19:03] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Files Missing,
[2026-01-08 12:19:03] AppID 1361210 update prefetch finished : 0 bytes to download, 0 bytes to stage
[2026-01-08 12:20:08] AppID 1361210 scheduler update : Priority Auto Update, not played for 126681 seconds, update disabled for 0 seconds
[2026-01-08 12:20:08] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,
[2026-01-08 12:20:08] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,Update Running,
[2026-01-08 12:20:08] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,
[2026-01-08 12:20:08] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,Reconfiguring,
[2026-01-08 12:20:09] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,
[2026-01-08 12:20:09] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,Verifying Installed,
[2026-01-08 12:20:09] Got 27 download sources and 0 caching proxies via ContentServerDirectoryService::BYieldingGetServersForSteamPipe (CellID 154 / Launcher 0)
[2026-01-08 12:20:10] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Update Running,
[2026-01-08 12:20:10] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,
[2026-01-08 12:20:10] AppID 1361210 has no changes, 3 active: 1361211 (7768430966493346066),1361212 (8586598167199430230),1361213 (4710009684959126462), 3 target: 1361211 (7768430966493346066),1361212 (8586598167199430230),1361213 (4710009684959126462),
[2026-01-08 12:20:10] AppID 1361210 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Update Running,Update Started,
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,Staging,
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,Committing,
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 starting commit from "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/downloading/1361210" to "/data/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE" : 0 updated, 0 moved, 0 deleted files
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,Update Queued,Update Running,
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 finished update, 3 mounted depots (BuildID 21135432) : 1361211 (7768430966493346066),1361212 (8586598167199430230),1361213 (4710009684959126462),
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,
[2026-01-08 12:20:11] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,Running Script,
[2026-01-08 12:20:14] AppID 1361210 App update changed : Running Update,
[2026-01-08 12:20:14] AppID 1361210 App update changed : None
[2026-01-08 12:20:14] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,Update Queued,
[2026-01-08 12:20:14] AppID 1361210 state changed : Fully Installed,
[2026-01-08 12:20:14] AppID 1361210 scheduler finished : removed from schedule (result No Error, state 0xc)

Now the game was moved without errors.

It's important to note that the target library '/data/SteamLibrary/' did not have any files or folders related to the game before the process started.

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