# Fatal Error! Failed decompress ‘#ID

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/fatal-error-failed-decompress-id/61547>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [November 27, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/fatal-error-failed-decompress-id/61547 "2022-11-27T12:31:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gaery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@Gaery](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Gaery)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/fatal-error-failed-decompress-id/61547/1 "2022-11-27T12:31:38Z")

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**Issue Description:**  
I crash every time on the main loading screen after pressing Space to start the game.

**Crash Report (If Applicable):**  
GUID: 88e04a1c-410f-4e02-9e00-663938ed7595  
Log File:  
Info Type:

**Error Displayed (If Applicable):**

> **[Gyazo](https://gyazo.com/4d64e9dd32a83d8c51abeca0ac419fa8)**
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**Steps to Reproduce:**  
Launch game, press Space at the Darktide logo when asked after the opening cinematics

**Platform:**  
Steam

**Player ID:**

> **[Steam Community :: Gaery](https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198151343331/)**
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> No information given.

**Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:**  
[11/27/2022, 13:26 PM] [CET]

**Reproduction Rate:**  
Constant (100%)

**Upload Supporting Evidence:**

> **[Gyazo](https://gyazo.com/4d64e9dd32a83d8c51abeca0ac419fa8)**
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**Upload Console Log:**  
[console-2022-11-27-12.23.58-88e04a1c-410f-4e02-9e00-663938ed7595.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/pwUtR0OkNeHaEp1u3WKJdBVhjXy.log) (29.8 KB)

**Upload darktide\_launcher.log:**  
[darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/juaXLLn8kbps7Thkgdy3PkhkGpX.log) (175.5 KB)

Tried all suggested solutions, adding the exe to exceptions in antivirus, launching steam in admin mode, and verifying game files, multiple times. Interestingly Steam does find 2 corrupted files every time I verify the file intengrity, redownloads them but they are still corrupted and i get this same error.

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**Author:** ![FatsharkJulia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharkjulia/32/11653_2.png) [@FatsharkJulia](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkJulia)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/fatal-error-failed-decompress-id/61547/2 "2022-11-27T15:06:23Z")

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It sounds like this is a persistent data corruption issue. Please see: [https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360021425793--PC-How-to-Resolve-Data-Corruption-Errors](https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360021425793--PC-How-to-Resolve-Data-Corruption-Errors)

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**Author:** ![Gaery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f04885/32.png) [@Gaery](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Gaery)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/fatal-error-failed-decompress-id/61547/3 "2022-11-27T15:42:37Z")

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Managed to solve my issue by deleting the game completely (through Steam) and then redownloading the whole game. Verifying game files didn’t work, but looks like a full reinstall does the trick.

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**Author:** ![Jelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@Jelo](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Jelo)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/fatal-error-failed-decompress-id/61547/4 "2022-12-02T00:28:46Z")

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My game won’t reaquire the files. I have to do a clean install every time this happens.