Steam's new game recording feature is still fairly new, and is decent enough if you aren’t looking to stream anything. But some people are having issues with errors when launching games. At this stage, it seems to be fairly random and not linked to any particular game, but there are two potential solutions to help fix the issue and get you back to recording smoothly.
Takeaways:
- Learn how to fix Steam Game Recording Errors.
- What is causing errors when using Steam game recording?
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How do you use the Steam Game Recorder?
Steam has recently added a Game Recording feature to the client, which allows you to quickly and easily record your gameplay. It's pretty basic but isn't all that resource-intensive, so it's a great way to capture content while still being able to play without any major performance loss. You can check out our full guide on using it below because converting the footage to usable files is a little odd.
How to Use Steam Game Recording
How to Fix Steam Game Recording Errors
One common cause of the error is saving your recordings to a hard drive instead of a solid-state drive (SSD). Steam Game Recording works best when saving to an SSD. It's pretty much pointless on anything else and quite often freezes up.
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Open Steam Settings.
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Navigate to Game Recording.
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Scroll down to find the Recordings Folder.
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If it's currently set to a hard drive, click Change Folder.
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Select a folder on your SSD.
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Restart the game to see if the issue is resolved.
Turn Off Background Overlays (NVIDIA, DISCORD, ETC)
Some overlays from apps like Discord or NVIDIA App can mess with game engines and lead to FPS dips or crashes. While we don't have Steam on this list, you can try disabling it as well. Though Steam is generally the only one that doesn't have problems.
Discord
- Open User Settings
- Navigate to the Overlay tab
- Disable the in-game overlay toggle
NVIDIA App
- Launch the app
- Go to Settings
- Under General, turn off In-Game Overlay
Steam Game Recording Randomly Stopping
If you are having problems with Steam Game Recording stopping randomly, the Windows Anti-Malware Service Executable performs real-time scanning of files in the background and can intermittently access a file that Steam is trying to modify. You can find instructions for how to add a directory to the Windows Security exclusion list. Check out this guide for a full set of instructions.
