Cancelling updates SHOULD NOT DELETE THE ENTIRE GAME

Discus and support Cancelling updates SHOULD NOT DELETE THE ENTIRE GAME in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I had a 10gb update automatically start 2 mins before I wanted to play the game. So I pressed the cancel button thinking that I could start it again... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by kingmilo H, Oct 25, 2017.

  1. kingmilo H
    kingmilo H Guest

    Cancelling updates SHOULD NOT DELETE THE ENTIRE GAME


    I had a 10gb update automatically start 2 mins before I wanted to play the game. So I pressed the cancel button thinking that I could start it again later. However this was not the case, INSTEAD it deleted my entire digital copy of the game. All 50gb of
    it!!!! And now the system expects me to redownload all 50gb again. Why do Microsoft do such stupid things. I now have to waste my data and TIME redownloading this (after 1 hour I'm on 2gb). Consider this an OFFICIAL complaint. At least have a warning before
    being able to cancel. I am far from impressed right now.

    :)
     
    kingmilo H, Oct 25, 2017
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  2. Cancelling update completely uninstalls game

    The xbox one has been out for over FOUR years now, and for some bizarre reason, cancelling a game update completely uninstalls that particular game. Forgive me if this isn't even possible, but can't they make the xbox create a temporary copy of the game
    files before updating, so the game doesn't need to be reinstalled? Here in third world Australia, I seriously cannot waste my data redownloading an entire game just because of this, never mind that it takes literal days to download most games. Really, really
    annoyed by the xbox one's OS.
     
    LRG mcchicken, Oct 25, 2017
    #2
  3. Legendary ZA
    Legendary ZA Guest
    Canceling Updates!

    Hi!

    Cancelling updates results in the game being uninstalled.
     
    Legendary ZA, Oct 25, 2017
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  4. Cancelling updates SHOULD NOT DELETE THE ENTIRE GAME

    hello kingmilo,

    i'm sorry to hear that but you can't delete a mandatory update,it's not an add-on, that's it.
     
    GDN Gianniplay, Oct 25, 2017
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  5. CrazY1985
    CrazY1985 Guest
    Canceling an update shouldn't do that.

    Probably a flaw.
     
    CrazY1985, Nov 2, 2018
    #5
  6. CrazY1985 Win User

    Updates Are Reinstalling Entire Games

    Please make sure you don't cancel an update during it's proces.

    If you cancel an ongoing update, it will remove the game and will force you to install the complete game again.
  7. [Farscape] Win User

    xbox updating

    which game is this doing it on.

    do you cancel the update and try again as cancelling updates wipes the game and you then have download the entire game again.
  8. Jurgen1488 Win User

    Updates Are Reinstalling Entire Games

    It happens quite often if there is an update that is already in progress and you cancel it, as if you uninstall the game and it is uninstalled, I do not know why it is. It has already happened to me once. Watch that.
  9. Onyx Is Here Win User

    Why does cancelling a game update remove the entire game???

    Sorry to hear it. I agree, that is the best explanation I've ever read and that there should be a warning to players about cancelling their updates.

    If you'd like to make this as a suggestion you can do so at the Xbox Feedback page
  10. XBF Brad A Win User

    Cancelling a Update Uninstalls the entire game.

    Hello xxydot,

    Thanks for coming to the forums. Microsoft/Xbox had put this in place a while ago where if an update was cancelled or stopped for a period of time It uninstalls the entire game. The reason for this, is they found that a lot of the calls support was getting
    before this was due to updates corrupting games due to being cancelled and started again. This way there is less chance for the game to become corrupt which could affect all aspects of the Xbox console.

    Hope this helps.

    Brad
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