share library locked fix?

[MaTrasBaBer]

my friend shared bo2 with me and I cannot open it, but previously I could. even if I say buy game it opens the error share library locked. how do I fix this? I've tried all the tips from steam.

[Shadowheartz | iksd]

Steam Family Sharing only allows you to play the game if the account the game is actually purchased under isn't active. It counts as active if anyone is playing any game in it.

So if...

the account owner is playing any game they purchased, not just the one you want to play
Anyone else they're sharing with has already "borrowed" a game from their account
...it will prevent you from starting any game in their library. When it's locked like that, it presents the "Buy" button option instead, like you saw. When the account is free again - when that user stops playing whatever game they are in now - you will see a Play button again.

There are some games that just can't be shared at all due to needing additional registration and accounts apart from Steam, but those will not appear in the shared library at all. So you wouldn't be able to download or install them in the first place.

[RatBox]

I don't have a fix, but I have the same problem.

My friend shares his library with me so I could play Fallout 4 VR. We tried it once and it worked.
After a few days it stopped working, just "shared library locked" pops up. He's offline and no one is using his shared library.
I have no idea what's causing this...

[Saul Goodman]

I have the same problem here, not sure if it's because my brother shared his account to his friend.

[SpunkyJones]

Nguyên văn bởi Reio:

I have the same problem here, not sure if it's because my brother shared his account to his friend.

If the friend playing, you can’t