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Storage Studio checks every update it downloads against what it expected to receive. This one didn't match, so it was thrown away rather than installed — Storage Studio will download it again.

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If it keeps failing, something on your network may be altering downloads (some work, school or public networks do). Try another network, or download the update directly from storagestudio.us.

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Troubleshooting & messages · Updates and installing

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What does "The downloaded update failed verification and was discarded" mean?

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Short answer: The update didn't match what was expected, so it was discarded and will be downloaded again. If it keeps failing, your network may be altering downloads — try another network.

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Storage Studio checks every update it downloads against what it expected to receive. This one didn't match, so it was thrown away rather than installed — Storage Studio will download it again.

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If it keeps failing, something on your network may be altering downloads (some work, school or public networks do). Try another network, or download the update directly from storagestudio.us.

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