How do I remove a shared Library?

[Shockwave]

OK so I have mu Steam account and I am "borrowing" games from 2 libraries. Call them Lib A and Lib B.

I no longer want to see Lib B on my steam, I don't want to borrow their library. I don't want to see their games. How do I stop sharing their library?

I know if they log on to this PC and stop sharing that will remove it, but How do I remove it without them logging on and cancelling it. Surely there must be a way for me to sever the link and stop sharing.

[Jack Schitt]

Follow what this Family Sharing Knowledge Base Page says in the "Managing Family Sharing devices and users" section. It's in the middle of the page, about half way down from the top if the link doesn't take you right to that section and highlight the instructions.

[Shockwave]

It's not like I didn't read that already. Nowhere does it say how to do what I'm trying to do. At least not that I can see.

[Jack Schitt]

Apologies, I'm so used to people not giving details like you did I started searching before I read. Totally my fault for not reading, I apologize deeply!
I'm not familiar with Family Sharing because I've never done it myself.
If you follow step 2 of requesting a game be shared when it's already shared is the Play button different?

Optionally you should be able to go in to your personal library in the client and hide the games you don't want to see. To hide games from your library right-click on them in Large Mode. "Hide this game" is in the "Manage" menu. To unhide them click on View > Hidden Games.

[Shockwave]

No, the issue is that Both Lib A and Lib B own the same game.

When that happens on Steam it only shows in on of the two shared libraries (which is ridiculous because one of them might be using their library at any given time). But the real problem is the one that is not showing owns all the DLC, while the one that is showing does not.

So I want to stop sharing with that LIB from my end, without him having to be here to sever the connection. I want to sever it. But there doesn't seem to be any way to do that wihich is actually pretty ridiculous.

I just don't want to borrow those games from that person any more...

[Jack Schitt]

You can't hide it either? The person sharing them is the only one who can stop it from being shared.

Originally posted by Jack Schitt:

Optionally you should be able to go in to your personal library in the client and hide the games you don't want to see. To hide games from your library right-click on them in Large Mode. "Hide this game" is in the "Manage" menu. To unhide them click on View > Hidden Games.

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by Jack Schitt:

You can't hide it either? The person sharing them is the only one who can stop it from being shared.

Originally posted by Jack Schitt:

Optionally you should be able to go in to your personal library in the client and hide the games you don't want to see. To hide games from your library right-click on them in Large Mode. "Hide this game" is in the "Manage" menu. To unhide them click on View > Hidden Games.

yeah that's ridiculous, it's my account... I should be able to not accept the offer of sharing.

[Tev]

You can't really alter your incoming licenses by normal means. There's a tool called sfs-select that probably still works (I don't use the tool, but rather the below config file editing): https://steamcommunity.com/groups/familysharing/discussions/0/540736965953254153/

You can also alter the config.vdf under Steam\config yourself.

There's a bit called AuthorizedDevices
The numeric sequences under that are SteamID3

Just look up Lib B's owner and remove him from there. Then exit Steam, save the file and restart Steam.

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by Tev:

You can't really alter your incoming licenses by normal means. There's a tool called sfs-select that probably still works (I don't use the tool, but rather the below config file editing): https://steamcommunity.com/groups/familysharing/discussions/0/540736965953254153/

You can also alter the config.vdf under Steam\config yourself.

There's a bit called AuthorizedDevices
The numeric sequences under that are SteamID3

Just look up Lib B's owner and remove him from there. Then exit Steam, save the file and restart Steam.

The tool registered as malware. But the manual editing worked like a charm. I couldn't change the priority in Steam but I was able to remove the library I didn't want.

Danke.

[Jack Schitt]