Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition Error 0003 Problem Solution

The "Error 0003: Could not complete file" error encountered by Age of Empires 3 players in the game restricts their access to the game. If you are facing such a problem, you can find the solution by following the procedure below.

What is Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition Error 0003?

With this error, we may encounter such various errors as the files hosted in the game are missing or incorrect. For this, we can verify the missing or faulty file by accessing the game file and scanning the missing or faulty file.

How To Fix Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition Error 0003

In order to fix this problem we encountered, you can reach the solution of the problem by performing the following steps.

1-) Verify Game File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity and ensure to scan and download any missing or faulty files. For this;

1. Open the Steam program.
2. Open the library menu.
3. Open the Features tab by right-clicking on the Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition game on the left.
4. Open the Local Files menu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click the "Verify integrity of game files" button in the Local Files menu we encountered.

2-) Delete Data Folder

Access the Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition file directory where you installed it and select the game data folder. Then, open the "Data" folder in the folder and completely delete the folder inside and verify the file integrity of the game.

• Open it by typing "Run" in the start search screen.
• Type the folder directory "C:\Users\username\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE" in the search screen and press enter. (Type your Windows username where it says username.)
• Open your folder data in the folder we have reached and open the "Data" folder in it.
• Then empty the recycle bin by deleting all the files in it.

Verify game file integrity by performing the Verify game file integrity suggestion again after performing the deletion.