What happens to my games if I delete my Steam account?

If you delete your Steam account, game licenses, community profile, gifts, inventory items, wallet funds, and other associated information will be deleted permanently and will not be recoverable.

Can I delete my Steam account and keep my games?

Regardless of the circumstances, there is a way for you to delete your Steam account. Do keep in mind, however, that once you delete your Steam account, there's no turning back. So, if you have any games you may have purchased throughout your Steam account's lifespan, there'll be no way to recover them.

What happens to my games if I delete Steam?

Your saved items and progress will all be lost, so make sure you actually want to delete the game. If you decide that you'd like to play the game again after removing it, you'll need to install it again. Your new game will default back to its original settings.

Do I keep my games if I make a new Steam account?

There is no way to directly transfer a game from one Steam account to another. Once a game has been purchased and added to one's Steam library, that license is permanently bound to that account and is unable to be transferred. So what can you do if you simply made a purchase on the wrong account?

How do I uninstall Steam without deleting games?

Go into the Steam folder and delete every besides the Steam.exe and the steamapps folder. Keep those two. The steamapps folder contains all your games. After that is done, start the Steam.exe and Steam will rebuild itself.

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Will I lose my saved games if I uninstall Steam?

Yes, you do keep your progress... but only if your game save has been saved to the Steam cloud. Otherwise, you will loose any progress not saved to the cloud upon uninstalling the game. Generally, in most cases, you keep your progress.

How do I delete Steam games but keep my save data?

Can I merge two Steam accounts?

Steam accounts can not be merged together. Per the Steam Subscriber Agreement, Steam game subscriptions / CD keys are nontransferable and cannot be reset / moved between Steam accounts.

Is it okay to have 2 Steam accounts?

You can have multiple accounts as long as you are not trying to exploit them.

Can 2 Steam accounts play the same game?

Steam does not support multiple players using one Steam account simultaneously. If a game is associated with a Steam account then it is licensed for the sole use of the account holder.

Does Steam keep my save games?

For single-player/offline games, when Cloud Saves are enabled and active for a game, it can do both. A copy of the save file is created locally and pushed to Steam Cloud. For server-based online games, the save states are stored on the server you connect to.

How many Steam accounts can you own?

Yes. You may authorize Family Library Sharing on up to 10 devices at a given time, and for up to 5 accounts that may then use your game library on any of your authorized computers.

Is sharing Steam accounts illegal?

"You are solely responsible for all activity on your Account and for the security of your computer system. You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account.

Can I delete my Steam account and make a new one with the same email?

Steam doesn't allow duplicate accounts. You cannot create a new account by using the same email id as you would get an error saying “ a steam account already exists with these credentials”. In case you have forgotten your password, then you can definitely change it by using forgot password option.

How do I share games between two Steam accounts?

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.

Is it possible to change Steam account name?

To change Steam profile name on PC or Mac:

Hover over your account name in the top menu. Select View my profile from the drop-down. In your profile menu, press the Edit Profile button. In the General section, make changes to the profile name section to update your Steam profile name.

How to delete Steam account?

Does Steam save all game data to cloud?

In Brief. Steam Cloud automatically stores files from your game on Steam's servers so your players can log into Steam and access their saved games from any computer.

How do I backup my Steam game saves?

Can someone steal your Steam account by friending you?

Steam accounts are not "hacked". It's just a misused word. If you don't give out your account details, or click on links in chat for example, or do other things that you yourself can do that will compromise your account, then you don't have to worry about others taking it from you.

Can someone steal my Steam games?

Like any other modern online platform, Steam isn't immune to hackers. Indeed, there have been several reports of people having their accounts hacked and unable to access their games or information.

Is selling Steam accounts allowed?

Steam accounts cannot be bought or sold. An account is for the personal use of its creator only. What are the consequences of selling an account? When Steam's support team notices an account has been sold, the account will be permanently locked whether or not it is currently in the possession of the buyer or seller.

How many Steam accounts can you make in a day?

Is there a limit to the amount of steam accounts you can have? Nop. You can create as many accounts as you want, just remember that each new account is limited again and you need to spend 5 bucks before you can trade/add friends/raise level and so on. Also not all games can be family shared between accounts.

Are Steam games stored on your computer?

The Default Location

Steam installs to C:\Program Files\Steam folder by default and files for games installed on Steam are stored in the folder C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\ by default.

How do I restore my Steam library?

To restore your backup on a different computer after installing Steam and signing into your account, connect the external drive, select Steam > Backup and Restore Games > Restore a previous backup > select the location of your backup > pick the apps or games you want to restore.