Updating FO4: steam is stuck on "update paused", but has downloaded everything

[YouDoNotKnowMyName]

Good evening everybody!

 

I hope this is the right place to post this ....

 

I just tried to update FO4 to the newest version. (because a mod wasn't working and I though that that might fix it, but it seems that updating broke EVERYTHING).

 

Steam started downloading the update, everything was working fine.

But then when it reached 593.28 MB / 593.28 MB it stopped and said "update paused".

When I hit "continue" it load for a split second and then goes back to "update paused".

All other games updated without a problem, so it has to do with FO4.

I already tried to "verify the files" or "empty download cache", nothing woked.

Also, the steam icon in the taskbar is yellow.

 

My internet connection is working fine.

 

If this matters:

I have steam (and all the games) installed on a second hard drive (HDD), not the C drive (SSD). (because I don't care about "slightly longer load times")

But I never had any problems with that before.

 

 

Please, if anybody knows what could be going on here, let me know here ...

[YouDoNotKnowMyName]

I feel like such an idiot!

 

I just tried to delete the whole "steam" folder and replace it with a backup that I made a few months ago.

As I was trying to delete it, a message poped up "Can't delete files because some files are still in use by another program" (or something like that, you get the point ...)

 

That was when I realized that I had FO4Edit running in the background, which had the Fallout4.esm open.

 

That's why steam couldn't update that file, because FO4Edit was still using it.

 

As soon as I closed FO4Edit, the steam update worked!!!