Can I pause a download and shut down Steam, then turn off my computer then continue the download the next day without having to start over again?
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Best Answer
You can safely close Steam & shut down your computer in the middle of the download. You can continue it next time you use Steam (or if you want to use Steam but not download, you can do that too – just restart the download whenever you're ready).
For reference, you can also continue downloading whilst playing another game – details can be found here: How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?