Posted March 13 So I bought Red Dead Redemption 2 on the Rockstar game launcher it asked me where it wanted to be stored I selected the drive I typically use for games, and did the exact same for the game itself RDR2. I go to sleep while it's downloading wake up and go to play the game, to my surprise it's saying it's not downloaded, I check the file and I can clearly see RDR2 119GB I try to open it via the file doesn't work. I re-downloaded the Rockstar game launcher, deleting all the files and software like Social Club, and reinstalled the program again (following a YouTube guide) NOPE. It still just wanted me to download the game again. So I did... And it worked. I played it for a few hours before heading to bed. I went to play again tonight and NOOOPE wants me to download the game again and refuses to sync with the file that already exists I can't keep re-downloading 119gb every time I want to play a game especially when the download takes me a whopping 31 hours (Australian internet sucks badly) oddly the RDR2 file only shows up WHILE downloading the game again if i pause or stop the download the file just wont show I'm not sure why the files refuse to sync and why it even asked me to download the game again or why the files are hidden unless I'm installing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, Arixl said: I try to open it via the file Do you not open the game through the launcher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author Just now, Blasty Blosty said: Do you not open the game through the launcher? I worded that part poorly, i meant I tired to open the game via the files when it wouldn't allow me to open from the launcher, the launcher just says "download" where the play button should be. I would normally run it through the launcher though which I got to do a grand total of once lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 13 minutes ago, Arixl said: I worded that part poorly, i meant I tired to open the game via the files when it wouldn't allow me to open from the launcher, the launcher just says "download" where the play button should be. I would normally run it through the launcher though which I got to do a grand total of once lol. Oh right, sorry. Have you tried validating the game files if there is an option for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 8 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said: Oh right, sorry. Have you tried validating the game files if there is an option for it? i can only do it if the game is installed and at the moment rockstar game launcher doesn't think the game is installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 9 minutes ago, Arixl said: i can only do it if the game is installed and at the moment rockstar game launcher doesn't think the game is installed. Super weird, I would try and raise a ticket on Rockstar's support page, or get a refund if you can and just buy it on Steam or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 3 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said: Super weird, I would try and raise a ticket on Rockstar's support page, or get a refund if you can and just buy it on Steam or something I've contacted Rockstar support twice now, and both times they've told me to reinstall the game I'm Australian so I get a cap on my GB usage per month because I've downloaded the game twice now I have 5bg left before my cap rolls over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Just now, Arixl said: I've contacted Rockstar support twice now, and both times they've told me to reinstall the game I'm Australian so I get a cap on my GB usage per month because I've downloaded the game twice now I have 5bg left before my cap rolls over. Wow, pathetic support from Rockstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 8 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said: Wow, pathetic support from Rockstar Yea the second time I contacted them was the most annoying the guy asked me over and over for different screenshots of each thing he wanted to see maybe a total of about 9-12 screenshots, and then he just said "You're going to have to do a fresh install" then did the ol' copy paste on how to do a clean install... I sat there wondering why he asked for those screenshots if he was just going to tell me to re-install he didn't even try to give me other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 This is why I only get games on Steam, or Epic but only if they're free. Other platforms are such a mess to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 1 minute ago, Blasty Blosty said: This is why I only get games on Steam, or Epic but only if they're free. Other platforms are such a mess to me Yea, i've only ever used steam this was my first time using a launcher outside of steam...Never again will I purchase anything outside of steam dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 4 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said: This is why I only get games on Steam, or Epic but only if they're free. Other platforms are such a mess to me I've looked into a problem quite a lot online and it seems to be a pretty common problem with GTA and people just seem to really dislike rockstar launcher in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 2 minutes ago, Arixl said: I've looked into a problem quite a lot online and it seems to be a pretty common problem with GTA and people just seem to really dislike rockstar launcher in general. Yeah, I only installed it because I had to to play GTA from Epic Games. Sorry for your situation man RDR2 is a great game, hopefully it starts working again. Tried restarting (not shut down, restart)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author Just now, Blasty Blosty said: Yeah, I only installed it because I had to to play GTA from Epic Games. Sorry for your situation man RDR2 is a great game, hopefully it starts working again. Tried restarting (not shut down, restart)? Yea I've even tired running the game through steam as a non-steam game, I have no clue why it's doing this, what baffles me more is I thought when I go to download the game again, and just tell it to go into the same file that RDR2 is already in, hoping it would just sync the files and then recognize the game NOPE it just keeps trying to download the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 19 minutes ago, Arixl said: Yea I've even tired running the game through steam as a non-steam game, I have no clue why it's doing this, what baffles me more is I thought when I go to download the game again, and just tell it to go into the same file that RDR2 is already in, hoping it would just sync the files and then recognize the game NOPE it just keeps trying to download the game. Extremely frustrating, good shout trying it as a non-steam, would be nice if that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Arixl said: i can only do it if the game is installed and at the moment rockstar game launcher doesn't think the game is installed. I remember a post a while back where someone had a similar issue with GTA V, but everytime it finished downloading the download button would appear and the file size would double. @Blasty Blosty I edit my messages more than not – Probably some dude on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 6 minutes ago, Hellowpplz said: I remember a post a while back where someone had a similar issue with GTA V, but everytime it finished downloading the download button would appear and the file size would double. @Blasty Blosty Did they find a fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Just now, Blasty Blosty said: Did they find a fix? leme check I edit my messages more than not – Probably some dude on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 5 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said: Did they find a fix? Not yet I edit my messages more than not – Probably some dude on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Hellowpplz said: Not yet Ugh annoying, guess it's not just OP then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 55 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said: Ugh annoying, guess it's not just OP then yea I've been scouting for awhile online, it seems to be a pretty common issue for GTA I've tried multiple fixes and can't getting working I've been talking with rockstar support for the past 2 hours ish, and all they tell me over and over is reinstall then when I say no that's not going to fix it, they just stop talking and move me onto the next person who goes through the exact same dialog, I'm slowly turning into an NPC. send help, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Just now, Arixl said: yea I've been scouting for awhile online, it seems to be a pretty common issue for GTA I've tried multiple fixes and can't getting working I've been talking with rockstar support for the past 2 hours ish, and all they tell me over and over is reinstall then when I say no that's not going to fix it, they just stop talking and move me onto the next person who goes through the exact same dialog, I'm slowly turning into an NPC. send help, please. Should get a free copy of GTA6 for all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 3 hours ago, Arixl said: yea I've been scouting for awhile online, it seems to be a pretty common issue for GTA I've tried multiple fixes and can't getting working I've been talking with rockstar support for the past 2 hours ish, and all they tell me over and over is reinstall then when I say no that's not going to fix it, they just stop talking and move me onto the next person who goes through the exact same dialog, I'm slowly turning into an NPC. send help, please. Hey it probably isn't the most efficient fix but it did work "for now" I just bought a new storage device and installed it on that and its fully working now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 13 Author 1 hour ago, captain_cake said: Hey it probably isn't the most efficient fix but it did work "for now" I just bought a new storage device and installed it on that and its fully working now Hey, i did also try moving the file from one drive to another and it still didn't work, or should I try installing it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 14 4 hours ago, Arixl said: Hey, i did also try moving the file from one drive to another and it still didn't work, or should I try installing it again. Honestly I'm not sure I'm sorry I was just trying the first thing that I thought of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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