Then Steam seems to update fix all the smaller mods, even though I had to RIGHT CLICK on the the mods in the ARMA LAUNCHER to repair it. I free up about 100+ GB off my 960 GB SSD. I kept some smaller mods as I didn't think it would be an issue or the mission files. I uninstalled the bigger collection of mods like RHS, CUP, IFA, and etc. I then attempted to fix my Steam Workshop collection by unsubscribing and deleting some mods off the SSD as I suspect it was a free space issue. its mainly ARMA 3 and Steam Workhop, not Steam with ARMA 3. I don't have any issue with other games such as Killing Floor, any of the Valve games, BF, or etc.
I've had many Steam update issues with ARMA 3 only in the past, just check this sub forum and BIS Wizard has helped me a lot. So I had recently fixed ARMA on my computer and was able to play the basic game, no mods.