Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 5 日 下午 8:17
Steam Family Share Problem
We have a very specific problem, i tried to look around in the forum and couldn't find anything about this specific problem.
The thing is, i log in into his computer with my steam account and i verify my steam and PC from his i allow everything whats needed and then i go back to my PC i log in into my account and the games are there i can install them i can play them no issue, but when i log out and when he logs out (or i don't know, if that's the issue), but yesterday i was online and he was not and i wanted to try out one game and it says "purchase".
So we are not sure, if its something to do with being offline or is it something we did wrong, or if there is some bug.
< >
正在显示第 1 - 15 条,共 20 条留言
CZI 2022 年 7 月 5 日 下午 9:07 
The item maybe not family shared.

You can check at SteamDB
Check for Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) row.
Yes is not sharable.
No or no entry is sharable.

ex1) RockSmith : Yes = not shareable (uncommon)
https://steamdb.info/app/221680/info/


ex2) SOULCALIBUR VI : no entry = sharable (common)
https://steamdb.info/app/544750/info/

ex3) NieR Replicant 4 YoRHa: No = shareable (rare)
https://steamdb.info/app/1408390/info/

The DLC was not sharable at release.
I thought it was wrong setting from publisher, so I've reported and communicated several email.
Then later, they changed to shareable.
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 5 日 下午 9:29 
引用自 CZI
The item maybe not family shared.

You can check at SteamDB
Check for Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) row.
Yes is not sharable.
No or no entry is sharable.

ex1) RockSmith : Yes = not shareable (uncommon)
https://steamdb.info/app/221680/info/


ex2) SOULCALIBUR VI : no entry = sharable (common)
https://steamdb.info/app/544750/info/

ex3) NieR Replicant 4 YoRHa: No = shareable (rare)
https://steamdb.info/app/1408390/info/

The DLC was not sharable at release.
I thought it was wrong setting from publisher, so I've reported and communicated several email.
Then later, they changed to shareable.

The games are shareable and i can install them and play them, but once we go offline it stops, previously i can see games, i can install games and i can play games, but once i'm not sure, but once he goes offline, i cannot see the games at all and the ones i have installed and tried it simply says "purchase"
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 5 日 下午 9:40 
A library can be in use by only one person at a time. Looks like your benefactor was merely offline in Steam's IM but not in Steam.
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 12:27 
引用自 ReBoot
A library can be in use by only one person at a time. Looks like your benefactor was merely offline in Steam's IM but not in Steam.

Yes i know library can be used one at a time, but does the other person needs to be online all the time in order the second one to play or what? And i am pretty sure that he was offline and not playing, so this is why its weird and is there any way to fix this? Plus i don't get a message that the games are already in use, plus we communicate well logically and he wasn't offline only in Steam's IM.
And one other thing he didn't log in into my PC with his account, and i'm wondering, if that can be it? Does he need to allow access on my device also or one device is enough?
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 12:29 
引用自 Snorlax🗾
Yes i know library can be used one at a time, but does the other person needs to be online all the time in order the second one to play or what?
Unrelated.
引用自 Snorlax🗾
And i am pretty sure that he was offline and not playing
How do you know they were not playing if they were offline? Like, have you called them and asked? Were you standing behind them? How can you know someone's not playing when they don't display whether they're playing or not?
引用自 Snorlax🗾
plus we communicate well logically and he wasn't offline only in Steam's IM.
I don't get it. Just a few sentences ago, you said you were pretty sure but now you are communicating? So what is it now?
引用自 Snorlax🗾
And one other thing he didn't log in into my PC with his account, and i'm wondering, if that can be it? Does he need to allow access on my device also or one device is enough?
Well, yeah, he has to authorize your account on your computer.
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:19 
引用自 ReBoot
引用自 Snorlax🗾
Yes i know library can be used one at a time, but does the other person needs to be online all the time in order the second one to play or what?
Unrelated.
引用自 Snorlax🗾
And i am pretty sure that he was offline and not playing
How do you know they were not playing if they were offline? Like, have you called them and asked? Were you standing behind them? How can you know someone's not playing when they don't display whether they're playing or not?
引用自 Snorlax🗾
plus we communicate well logically and he wasn't offline only in Steam's IM.
I don't get it. Just a few sentences ago, you said you were pretty sure but now you are communicating? So what is it now?
引用自 Snorlax🗾
And one other thing he didn't log in into my PC with his account, and i'm wondering, if that can be it? Does he need to allow access on my device also or one device is enough?
Well, yeah, he has to authorize your account on your computer.


"Pretty sure" it's just my manner of saying things and offline on Steam with the PC turned off i meant and since i didn't explain well "plus we communicate well logically" here i meant yes we communicate outside steam and yes we were on call and i asked how is this possible and we had no idea and last option was to write here.

You mean Authorize his account on my computer and reverse?
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:21 
引用自 Snorlax🗾
You mean Authorize his account on my computer and reverse?
Why reverse?
I mean: the owner of a library has to share the borrower's account on the machine the borrower's going to use the library on.
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:25 
引用自 ReBoot
引用自 Snorlax🗾
You mean Authorize his account on my computer and reverse?
Why reverse?
I mean: the owner of a library has to share the borrower's account on the machine the borrower's going to use the library on.

Ok, so for his games to be played on my PC he needs to authorize his account on my PC?
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:26 
引用自 Snorlax🗾
引用自 ReBoot
Why reverse?
I mean: the owner of a library has to share the borrower's account on the machine the borrower's going to use the library on.

Ok, so for his games to be played on my PC he needs to authorize his account on my PC?
No, to authorize your account. You authorize the target account to use your library.
最后由 ReBoot 编辑于; 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:26
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:31 
引用自 ReBoot
引用自 Snorlax🗾

Ok, so for his games to be played on my PC he needs to authorize his account on my PC?
No, to authorize your account. You authorize the target account to use your library.

I don't think i'm fully understanding whats the issue here, but i logged into his PC with my account and gave the authorization for his library on my PC, when he opens his account and goes to settings he can see my Desktop name and that its checked
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:36 
引用自 Snorlax🗾
I don't think i'm fully understanding whats the issue here, but i logged into his PC with my account and gave the authorization for his library on my PC, when he opens his account and goes to settings he can see my Desktop name and that its checked
There's litereally no way how you could have shared his library on your PC from his PC. Well, I guess, you could've used a RAT to access your PC from his PC but that would be abhorrently stupid.
最后由 ReBoot 编辑于; 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:36
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:44 
引用自 ReBoot
引用自 Snorlax🗾
I don't think i'm fully understanding whats the issue here, but i logged into his PC with my account and gave the authorization for his library on my PC, when he opens his account and goes to settings he can see my Desktop name and that its checked
There's litereally no way how you could have shared his library on your PC from his PC. Well, I guess, you could've used a RAT to access your PC from his PC but that would be abhorrently stupid.

No, lets make it simple one thing is that i logged into my Steam account on his PC in order to play his games, is this procedure correct? Or does he needs to log into his account on my PC to allow me to play his games?
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:46 
引用自 Snorlax🗾
引用自 ReBoot
There's litereally no way how you could have shared his library on your PC from his PC. Well, I guess, you could've used a RAT to access your PC from his PC but that would be abhorrently stupid.

No, lets make it simple one thing is that i logged into my Steam account on his PC in order to play his games, is this procedure correct? Or does he needs to log into his account on my PC to allow me to play his games?
That depends on what PC you want to play his games on.
Snorlax🗾 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:49 
引用自 ReBoot
引用自 Snorlax🗾

No, lets make it simple one thing is that i logged into my Steam account on his PC in order to play his games, is this procedure correct? Or does he needs to log into his account on my PC to allow me to play his games?
That depends on what PC you want to play his games on.

I want to play his games on my computer, what do i do?
ReBoot 2022 年 7 月 6 日 上午 1:54 
引用自 Snorlax🗾
引用自 ReBoot
That depends on what PC you want to play his games on.

I want to play his games on my computer, what do i do?
As I was saying
引用自 ReBoot
I mean: the owner of a library has to authorize the borrower's account on the machine the borrower's going to use the library on.
< >
正在显示第 1 - 15 条,共 20 条留言
每页显示数: 1530 50

发帖日期: 2022 年 7 月 5 日 下午 8:17
回复数: 20