# VRChat disconnecting while downloading avatars and worlds?

**URL:** <https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchat-disconnecting-while-downloading-avatars-and-worlds/27337>\
**Category:** Help!\
**Created:** [October 18, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchat-disconnecting-while-downloading-avatars-and-worlds/27337 "2024-10-18T05:38:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/vrchat-disconnecting-while-downloading-avatars-and-worlds/27337/1 "2024-10-18T05:38:35Z")

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I’ve been having this problem for a while where I’ll start VRChat and either while downloading a world or avatar my game will Freeze, and steam goes into offline mode forcing me to restart the game, I’ve tried clearing cache and reinstalling but no luck anybody know what’s causing this?