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benus Oct 18, 2022 @ 5:50pm
help with changing user name
my user name seems unchangeable. i would really like to change it, because my user name has my deadname on it and makes me uncomfortable.

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Originally posted by Ogami:
Only your display name can be changed, account login name is permanent and cant ever be changed, even by by Steam.
They said a few times they would need to rewrite the entire database system and how it works for that.
Just not worth it.

If it really bothers you that much ( which i can understand), you could make a new Steam account with the correct login name you want and then just use Steam Family Share to share the games from your old account to the new one.
You only have 15 games, it should not be that big a sacrifice to start over with a new account.
Would at least give you that peace of mind.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Oct 18, 2022 @ 5:56pm 
Account login names can not be changed.

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Jutavieee Oct 18, 2022 @ 6:00pm 
If you mean by account name then it cannot be changed, only steam profile name
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Ogami Oct 18, 2022 @ 6:03pm 
Only your display name can be changed, account login name is permanent and cant ever be changed, even by by Steam.
They said a few times they would need to rewrite the entire database system and how it works for that.
Just not worth it.

If it really bothers you that much ( which i can understand), you could make a new Steam account with the correct login name you want and then just use Steam Family Share to share the games from your old account to the new one.
You only have 15 games, it should not be that big a sacrifice to start over with a new account.
Would at least give you that peace of mind.
Last edited by Ogami; Oct 18, 2022 @ 6:05pm
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OreoDoubleStuff Oct 18, 2022 @ 7:44pm 
when i change my display name from oreo to the letters infront of it it reset everytime i close steam/ any game i play for the night and everyday i have to put it back in my name any idea why it would be doing that?
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