Arduino ide is having an issue sending compiled sketches

[imcomin4u]

Arduino: 1.8.16 (Windows Store 1.8.51.0) (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Mega or Mega 2560, ATmega2560 (Mega 2560)"

C:\Users\kindr\AppData\Local\Temp\ccxetHRL.ltrans0.ltrans.o: In function `main':

C:\Users\kindr\Documents\ArduinoData\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.4\cores\arduino/main.cpp:46: undefined reference to `loop'

collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

exit status 1

Error compiling for board Arduino Mega or Mega 2560.

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this is the error that i am receiving when i try to upload some code. this has never happened to me before. everything was being loaded just fine a few days ago. what can i be doing wrong and how can i fix it?

[david_2018]

@imcomin4u

undefined reference to `loop'

Your sketch is missing the loop function. Every sketch must have a setup and loop.

[imcomin4u]

ah thank you. for some reason i put void update instead of loop

[sterretje]

@imcomin4u, your topic has been moved to a more suitable location on the forum. I'm not sure why you think that this relates to Avrdude, stk500 or Bootloader issues.

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