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Whenever I download a game and before it's finished, if I shutdown my computer, the download gets reset and I have to download the whole thing again.

Can someone tell me why this is happening and if there is a workaround for it?

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This is happening because the partial-game is being downloaded into cache, and upon completion, its moved onto your system.

When you restart your PC, cache and temp files are cleared, thus losing the games download progress.

EDIT: Im not sure if there is a workaround, if there is, I wouldnt be familiar with it.

EDIT2 Try this

Load Steam

From the Library section, right-click on the game and select Properties from the menu. Select the Local files tab and click the Verify integrity of game cache... button.

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I don't believe this is 100% accurate - I have Metro 2033 downloading via Steam (about 2 GB left to go) and when I shut down and restarted my PC, the download resumed right where I left off. – agent86♦ Dec 21 '12 at 12:59
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Where is the partial game being stored? does your cache clear when you restart? – Ron Dec 21 '12 at 13:00
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I haven't changed any of that, and I don't know that it is possible to do so via Steam. I would expect that a good answer to this question would explain these mechanics :) – agent86♦ Dec 21 '12 at 13:02
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it probably is saved in the %TEMP% folder which may or may not be cleared depending on cumputer settings – ratchet freak Dec 21 '12 at 13:08
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Actually, the method Ron posted worked..... – Meraj99 Dec 21 '12 at 13:13
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