So, I wanted to play War Thunder today, but things didn’t go as planned. As soon as I tried to launch the game, I got an error message that read “error code 30005 createfile failed with 32 war thunder.” I was like, “What the heck is that?” I’m not a tech whiz, so error codes just look like gibberish to me.
First, I thought, maybe it’s just a temporary thing. So, I restarted my computer, thinking that could fix it. Nope, the same error popped up again. Then I remembered that sometimes these games have anti-cheat software. And I thought that could be the problem here.
Checking the Anti-Cheat Software
I read online that the Easy Anti-Cheat thingy could be the culprit. Some folks online said I should try repairing it. I found the game’s installation folder, which is usually under some disk and then Program Files. Then I went into the War Thunder folder and then Easy Anti-Cheat. I saw a file called “EasyAntiCheat_Setup”. I right-clicked on it and chose to run it as an administrator, and then I clicked on the “Repair Service” option.
After doing that, I tried to launch the game again. Guess what? The same error showed up! “error code 30005 createfile failed with 32 war thunder.” Ugh, it was so frustrating!
Doing Some More Digging
I wasn’t giving up that easily. I started searching online again, and I came across some forum posts where people were talking about the same error. It turns out that the error code 32 means “ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION”. I guess that means the game can’t access a file because another process is using it.
Some users suggested that it might be my antivirus software causing the trouble. So, I ran a full antivirus scan, but it didn’t find any issues. I even tried disabling my antivirus temporarily to see if that was the problem, but no luck.
Clearing the Cache
Another suggestion I found was to clear the game’s cache. I know I need to clear the cache. I went into the game’s settings or something like that and found the option to clear the cache. I did that, hoping it would work this time.
But no, the error was still there. “error code 30005 createfile failed with 32 war thunder.” It was like the game was teasing me or something.
Trying Other Solutions
At this point, I was getting pretty desperate. I tried a bunch of other things I found online:
- Updated my graphics drivers because why not.
- Verified the game files through Steam.
- Reinstalled the game completely.
None of these things worked. I was about to pull my hair out. It felt like I had tried everything, and nothing was fixing this annoying error.
Finally, a Solution!
Just when I was about to give up, I stumbled upon a post where someone mentioned that a certain background process was causing the issue for them. They said that closing that process fixed the error. I thought, “What do I have to lose?”
So, I opened my Task Manager and started looking for any suspicious processes. And there it was! A process that I didn’t recognize, and it was using a lot of resources. I ended that process, crossed my fingers, and launched the game again.
And guess what? It worked! The game finally started without that error message. I couldn’t believe it. It was such a simple fix, but it took me hours to figure it out.
So, that’s my story of how I dealt with the “error code 30005 createfile failed with 32 war thunder” issue. It was a real pain, but I learned a lot along the way. If you ever encounter this error, I hope my experience can help you fix it a bit faster than I did.
