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Lately TF2 has had a tendency of validating my steam files everytime I (first) start it up.

I don’t wanna call it a bug but it sure is annoying.
It seems to happen somewhat randomly aswell: Some of my friends have it , some don’t.

Does anybody have any idea what could probably cause this (and how to fix it)?

PS: Inb4: I’ve searched this => https://support.steampowered.com/index.php but couldn’t find a solution :D

EDIT: If possible I’d refrain from reinstalling TF2 all over.
Downloading the whole game aswell as setting up cfg,hud and che…cherries takes a duckload of time

This problem should be solved in the update when TF2 switches to SteamPipe. But here is how I fixed the problem for me:

* Delete your Team Fortress 2 folder in *SteamSteamApps (make sure to backup configs, maps, sprays, demo’s… (it will recreate the folder after you launch it again, then copy your stuff back in)
* In Steam right click on Team Fortress 2, properties, local files, verify integrity of cache
* In Steam right click on Team Fortress 2, properties, local files, Defragment cache files
* https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2971-RUAG-7390
* Restart steam
* Start Team Fortress 2
* Put your configs, maps, etc. back in your Team Fortress 2 folder

Quoted from ducky

ty guys,I will try these solutions

Try Animal’s suggestion first, it’s a lot less hassle and might work. :)

Quoted from CanFo

Downside is that the defragmentation process can take a while…

So does validating the files every day.
I rather have it take a lot of time once than waiting ~1-2 mins everytime I wanna start the game xD

Allow it to validate completely once day, and then try exiting steam manually(and check that it is gone via task manager) before you shut down your PC.

The next time you start up your PC it shouldn’t ask you to validate. You need to exit steam manually every time you want to shut down or restart.