Fatal error crash causes drive with darktide to be unaccessible. (error 0x800701b1)

[Mykb]

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Whenever I launch the game it will crash after a few minutes and display a popup about a “fatal error”. Not only that but the drive it is on will stop functioning until I restart my computer. Windows still shows its there but I can’t access any of the files until I’ve restarted. (I just get a popup of 0x800701b1) I’ll include a screenshot of the error.

I’ve tried deleting appdata, verifying files (both on steam and the launcher), I’ve checked my drive health, and now I’m doing a reinstall of Darktide. It’s not a bad drive, I’ve had it for over a year with no issues.

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No, I don’t use mods

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[FatsharkJulia]

Please try making the changes mentioned here:

KNOWN ISSUE: Fatal Error! Failed to read:

We are now encouraging anybody playing on the experimental build that does not have performance issues, to revert to the live build. If you are experiencing performance issues, please continue to use the experimental build as this contains important information on the stalls you’re experiencing. The options to change direct storage are now supported in the live build, meaning you can make the changes below without using the experimental build. It’s possible these changes will remain in place,…

[Mykb]

@KNOWN ISSUE: Fatal Error! Failed to read:

hange direct storage are now supported in

I’ve installed darktide on a different drive and so far haven’t had the error. (not sure it matters but I went from an nvme m.2 drive to a sata ssd.)