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Can you trade Steam games in your library?

You can't trade games from your library, only those in your inventory. You can also swap various items in your inventory for games if you can talk your friends into making the deal. You can't trade games on Steam if you don't have Steam Guard enabled.
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How do I transfer games from my Steam library?

Find the game in your Library you want to move. Right click the game's title and select "Properties..." Select the "Local Files" tab and then select "Move install folder..." From the drop down menu you can then select the Steam Library folder location you want to move the game's installation to.
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How do Steam trades work?

  1. You can trade on Steam to exchange extra copies of games, in-game items, and trading cards with your friends.
  2. Trading items on Steam allows you to get rid of duplicate items and receive new ones in their place.
  3. Not every item you receive in-game or on Steam is tradable, however.
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How do I gift a Steam game to a friend?

When you select the "Purchase as a gift", you'll be presented with a list of your Steam friends, from there you can select who you'd like to receive your gift. If you'd like to send it to someone who's not listed, you'll have to add them to your Steam friends list.
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Can you refund a gifted game on Steam?

Refunds on Gifts

Unredeemed gifts may be refunded within the standard 14-day/two-hour refund period. Redeemed gifts may be refunded under the same conditions if the gift recipient initiates the refund. Funds used to purchase the gift will be returned to the original purchaser.
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Trading Games in Steam. When You Can and When You Can Not.

How to refund games on Steam?

Navigate to Steam Help (help.steampowered.com) and log in with your Steam account. Find the purchase you would like to refund and click on it. If your purchase is not listed, it falls too far outside of our refund window and is ineligible for a refund. Select the problem you are having with the product.
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Why do I have to wait 15 days to trade on Steam?

If you haven't had your account protected by a Mobile Authenticator for at least the last 7 days, items leaving your account will be held by Steam for up to 15 days. This provides you time to discover any transactions on hold that you didn't make.
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Why can't i trade Steam?

If you have not had Steam Guard enabled for 15 days, you will be unable to trade or use the Community Market. Accounts that currently have Steam Guard disabled will be unable to trade and use the Community Market.
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How to share a game on Steam?

From the Steam Settings panel select the Family tab (or in Big Picture mode, Settings > Family Library Sharing). Here you can select users who have also logged into this computer to share your library with. Click the "Authorize Library Sharing on this Computer" box.
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How to have 2 Steam accounts on one PC?

On Windows 10
  1. Settings > Accounts > Family & other users > Add someone else to this PC > I don't have this person's sign-in information > Add a user without a Microsoft account.
  2. Choose a one-word username for simplicity (say, "Bob")
  3. Leave the password blank (yes, Windows will let you do this)
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Can you play 2 Steam games at once?

How do I play Steam games on two computers at the same time? You need two Steam accounts. If you want to play the same game on both, then both must own a copy of the game. Each Steam account library can only run games on one computer at a time, but the library can be used on all the computers you own or share it with.
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Can you play two games at once on Steam on different computers?

You can definitely play it on another computer. As long as you have Steam installed, you can re-download your game any number of times and play it again.
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What are the requirements for Steam trade?

To trade on the Community Market, you must make at least one purchase. A purchase is considered active if it was made at least 7 days ago and no more than a year ago.
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Do I have a trade ban Steam?

The easiest way to check if your Steam account can trade is to log in and go over to Community Market either in the application or through a web browser. On the other hand, if your account has any applicable trading restrictions, all of them will be displayed by Steam in the bracket on top of the page.
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Why can't i trade with non friends on Steam?

Ways to Send a Trade Offer to Someone Who Isn't Your Friend

Moreover, you can also do this with non-friends. The point you should pay attention to here is that you add “Steam Trade URL” to your profile. You can access this by going to the “Trade Privacy Page” on Steam. After adding, you can easily trade.
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What is the 7 day restriction on Steam market?

ALL items purchased on Steam market have a 7-day trading restriction across ALL Steam games and ALL accounts regardless of steam guard or authenticator. There's nothing anybody anywhere can do to avoid it.
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Do Steam trades expire?

Trade offers automatically expire after two weeks. You can find the offer expiration date at the bottom of a pending offer. Where can I see my trade history?
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Why am I trade banned on Steam?

A trade ban prevents a Steam account from using the Steam Community, including trading and using the Steam Market. A trade ban can only be applied by a Steam employee. Trade bans are mainly associated with accounts that commit scams.
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What do Steam points do?

The Points Shop is where you'll find a variety of items to personalize your Steam presence. Redeem your points for Profile or Chat items. Animated Avatars, Frames, Backgrounds, Badges, and Chat items you get are yours to keep forever. The Points Shop is here to stay, now open all year round.
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Can you sell your Steam account?

Can I buy or sell my Steam account? Steam accounts cannot be bought or sold. An account is for the personal use of its creator only.
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How much are Steam trade fees?

What is the "Steam Transaction Fee"? The Steam Transaction Fee is collected by Steam and is used to protect against nominal fraud incidents and cover the cost of development of this and future Steam economy features. The fee is currently 5% (with a minimum fee of $0.01).
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Can Steam games be played offline?

Offline Mode allows you to play games through Steam without reconnecting to the Steam Network every time you wish to play - this is particularly useful if you do not plan on playing over the internet and would prefer not to download new updates for your single-player games.
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Can 2 Steam accounts share the same game?

Can all Steam games be shared with friends and family? No, due to technical limitations, some Steam games may be unavailable for sharing. For example, titles that require an additional third-party key, account, or subscription in order to play cannot be shared between accounts.
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What happens if 2 people play on the same Steam account?

If multiple users attempt to log in and play simultaneously with one Steam account, the user who logged in first will eventually receive an "Invalid Steam UserID Ticket" error message and be forced to log back in to continue playing. If the first user logs back in, the second user will receive this error message.
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