I can't identify what Steam is downloading?

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WabeWalker

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Presently I have three items downloading on Steam. Two are game updates, which I've put on pause. I can't figure out what the third download is though?

There are four tabs: Games, Media, Tools, and Downloads.

There's nothing being downloaded according to the information under these tabs. I'm on a very slow connection, so I like to know what I'm downloading. If it's not something vital, then I stop it.

What am I missing?
 
Perhaps it's downloading a client update? There's been a few of those recently, and they don't show on the download tab.
 
Tolyngee said:
Perhaps it's downloading a client update? There's been a few of those recently, and they don't show on the download tab.
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This. They tend not to be very large, so it's probably best to just let it finish downloading. Even on a slow connection, it shouldn't take more than a couple minutes.
 
If it does show a game update being downloaded it is a client update.
 
Steam informed me that three downloads were in progress, but only Alien Breed and King Arthur were being updated.

I paused both, and the third update just continued, but Steam wouldn't inform me what it was - it was too large to be a client update. I finally decided to uninstall Alien Breed, the update for which was over 400 megabytes. As soon as I uninstalled that program, the download stopped, and Steam informed me that only King Arthur needed to be updated.

Weird.
 
WabeWalker said:
Steam informed me that three downloads were in progress, but only Alien Breed and King Arthur were being updated.

I paused both, and the third update just continued, but Steam wouldn't inform me what it was - it was too large to be a client update. I finally decided to uninstall Alien Breed, the update for which was over 400 megabytes. As soon as I uninstalled that program, the download stopped, and Steam informed me that only King Arthur needed to be updated.

Weird.
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It might have been installing/updated the SDK/dedicated server files for Alien Swarm.
 
WabeWalker said:
Steam informed me that three downloads were in progress, but only Alien Breed and King Arthur were being updated.

I paused both, and the third update just continued, but Steam wouldn't inform me what it was - it was too large to be a client update. I finally decided to uninstall Alien Breed, the update for which was over 400 megabytes. As soon as I uninstalled that program, the download stopped, and Steam informed me that only King Arthur needed to be updated.

Weird.
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Are you sure it didn't say "sync"? My AS game does that.
 
It's a rootkit / trojan / DRM / virus / hacks / backdoor / information stealer / hard drive scanner / Activision / Bobby Kotick / Far Cry 2 / trap / PhysX drivers / securom / starforce / kiddy porn.
 
it was a game quality download service telling you to install better games then King Arthur and Alien Breed
 
You've looked through your entire installed library of games and their update history?
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