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Stroby Aug 9, 2014 @ 4:48am
It says buy to all family shared items.
When ever I try to install everything on Family Share It says buy -_-... Yesterday I played with a family shared game but now it says buy on everything. Can somebody help me? :d2tidehunter:

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Helghast Trooper Aug 9, 2014 @ 4:50am 
It doesnt work for all games iguess i have 2 games that says that
TirithRR Aug 9, 2014 @ 4:51am 
Originally posted by Stroby:
When ever I try to install everything on Family Share It says buy -_-... Yesterday I played with a family shared game but now it says buy on everything. Can somebody help me? :d2tidehunter:

Is your friend or family member currently playing a game? If they are playing any of their games, you cannot play any of them.
Stroby Aug 9, 2014 @ 4:53am 
No and I think it's a major bug -_- ....
Originally posted by TirithRR:
Originally posted by Stroby:
When ever I try to install everything on Family Share It says buy -_-... Yesterday I played with a family shared game but now it says buy on everything. Can somebody help me? :d2tidehunter:

Is your friend or family member currently playing a game? If they are playing any of their games, you cannot play any of them.


He has a lot of games and it says buy when I tried to 5 or more of them
Originally posted by CsGo.J:
It doesnt work for all games iguess i have 2 games that says that
Last edited by Stroby; Aug 9, 2014 @ 4:53am
TirithRR Aug 9, 2014 @ 4:55am 
Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.
Stroby Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:28am 
He's online but it says buy -_-
Originally posted by TirithRR:
Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.
TirithRR Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:30am 
Some games are not eligible to be shared.
Tev Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:32am 
OP, are you sure your computer is still on his list on https://store.steampowered.com/account/managedevices ? (Although if you see all his games, this is likely not why, but the one below)

Edit: It's also possible he's shared with multiple other people, from where someone ELSE is using his library at the moment, even if he may not be. Best way is to ask him.

Originally posted by TirithRR:
Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.
Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.

Originally posted by TirithRR:
Some games are not eligible to be shared.
They wouldn't appear in the list to begin with.
Edit: Except with exceptions like Alice: Madness Returns, which would still download - but wouldn't let you play the game.
Last edited by Tev; Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:34am
TirithRR Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:34am 
Originally posted by Teutep:
Originally posted by TirithRR:
Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.
Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.
I don't mean just "offline" as in not logged into Steam. I mean Offline Mode, as in able to play all their games without logging into Steam. I remember something early in Steam Family Sharing that made sharing disabled if you went into Offline Mode. But I have never done it myself so I cannot test it.
Tev Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:36am 
Originally posted by TirithRR:
Originally posted by Teutep:
Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.
I don't mean just "offline" as in not logged into Steam. I mean Offline Mode, as in able to play all their games without logging into Steam. I remember something early in Steam Family Sharing that made sharing disabled if you went into Offline Mode. But I have never done it myself so I cannot test it.
Well, you could be onto something, the OP him-/herself was offline at the time this was posted. (Unless I looked badly.)
Stroby Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:38am 
Hey If somebody other than you is using his library, you can't play his games?


Originally posted by Teutep:
OP, are you sure your computer is still on his list on https://store.steampowered.com/account/managedevices ? (Although if you see all his games, this is likely not why, but the one below)

Edit: It's also possible he's shared with multiple other people, from where someone ELSE is using his library at the moment, even if he may not be. Best way is to ask him.

Originally posted by TirithRR:
Family sharing is also disabled if you, or your friend as well, I think, goes into Offline mode.
Your friend going offline won't affect you using his/her library.

Originally posted by TirithRR:
Some games are not eligible to be shared.
They wouldn't appear in the list to begin with.
Edit: Except with exceptions like Alice: Madness Returns, which would still download - but wouldn't let you play the game.
TirithRR Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:39am 
Steam Family Sharing is disabled in Offline Mode.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta#announcements/detail/1694780293380486865

Originally posted by Stroby:
Hey If somebody other than you is using his library, you can't play his games?

Only one user can have access to a Library at a time, so if someone else is using his library, you would not be able to play his games. Correct.
Last edited by TirithRR; Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:41am
Bad 💀 Motha Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:42am 
The shared library account owner can share with multiple people; however only one person at a time can play any game. And yes alot of games (like Arma2, 3, Dayz-SA) can't be shared.

Seriously if u like the game, buy it. Sharing is not a real viable option, especially if the library owner is sharing with more than one person, good luck getting a turn.
Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Aug 9, 2014 @ 5:42am
Stroby Aug 9, 2014 @ 7:07am 
Cause I'm playing my brother's games hahahah
Originally posted by Bad-Motha:
The shared library account owner can share with multiple people; however only one person at a time can play any game. And yes alot of games (like Arma2, 3, Dayz-SA) can't be shared.

Seriously if u like the game, buy it. Sharing is not a real viable option, especially if the library owner is sharing with more than one person, good luck getting a turn.
TapWater Jun 19, 2015 @ 9:08am 
I was playing gary's mod I got it from my brother and then today I went to play it again and it said buy instead of play. I couldn't play it anymore can someone please tell me what to do?
im trying to share Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2-3 and both say buy and it also says that they are ''my games'' and then there is the other users games below i can play :fishing: :fishing: :fishing:
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