Reboot of the computer always makes it way faster

And by "This account," I mean the one I'm speaking through right now.

Hey Thomas, it's Isaac. Funny story, my Steam account was stolen temporarily - so I made a new one. Steam Support was actually able to retrieve my account (which is how I'm messaging you) but I eventualy made the decision to transfer to my new account, here; http://steamproxy.com/id/australians1 . This account will probably never activate again.

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