An unexpected error has occurred exiting final fantasy xiv (17)

I have done a fresh install and there were no errors while running raids. I attempted to go to Lavender Beds to visit a friends house and my game loaded a bit then froze with the error "An unexpected error has occurred exiting Final Fantasy XIV. (17)". If I try to load in again, it crashes on the loading of the world and the only way to load in again is to visit another world then transfer back to home world via the Aetheryte. This also happened last week as well while trying to mine in the East Shroud which prompted the fresh install. I noticed that if I encounter this error I can still play, but I just need to avoid certain areas and actions which is not ideal. What is odd is that I have been playing Dawntrail since May and have not had any issue until the 7.3 update. Since the update, there have been various update errors that appear mid update causing the launcher to either log me out or crash entirely. For that I have tried updating on different WiFi connections as well as connecting directly via wire. I'm unsure if the updates are the issue but when I try to restore the data via the installer it deletes everything and has to redownload all 120 gigs. I checked firewalls and antivirus settings and there was nothing indicating that they were causing the crashes.

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Good morning! Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

If this is only affecting one character, then it may be something to do with your locally-saved settings. Go to 'My Documents' > 'My Games' > 'Final Fantasy XIV' and delete that folder. If there are any corrupted files that are associated only with that character, this will get rid of them.
If this does not solve the issue, try updating your graphics card drivers and doing a clean boot.
To do a clean boot simply open the task manager and select the 'Start up' Tab.
Disable everything here and restart the PC. This will make sure that no background processes are interfering with the game.

I would also like to suggest the following methods below to help resolve the issue.
- Uninstall the game and delete the installation folder. Then reinstall the game directly through the Steam Library.
- Delete or rename the "etc" folder that exists within the game's installation folder. Please also check the game folder in "My Games" as well.

Below are the default locations for the installation folder:
- Standard Windows version -
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
- Steam version -
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

Thank you for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums!

Thank you for the reply. I have attempted to delete the Final Fantasy XIV folder from the My Games before and it proceeded to delete and redownload all 120 gigs of game data. I have also made sure there weren't any unnecessary programs open while downloading or running Final Fantasy and that my graphics drivers are updated properly. Are the game files required to be installed in the C: drive? I currently have them installed on my D: drive and it was working perfectly fine up until the 7.3 update. If that is a potential source of the issue, then I would need to get an upgraded C: Drive to do more tests.

Thank you for your reply, NightbornMayhem.

The “An unexpected error has occurred (17)” message is most often caused by corrupted local configuration files or conflicts with background software. We recommend the following steps in order:

- Reinstall game (try uninstalling and reinstalling both the game and Steam)
- Verify installation files (Steam)
- If the issue persists, please try reinstalling the game directly on the C: drive. Secondary drives can occasionally cause update or patching failures, especially when disk space on C: is limited.

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