Hide or delete old transaction history/inventory history.

[ShoulderBoulder OG]

I know valve needs to keep transactions for a certain amount of time, but after some years they should let you hide or delete it,

I don’t want to see how I got scammed buying the same game twice when I removed it from my account when I could have gotten it back for free.

Also like to keep things organized, same goes for inventory history it’s all to cluttered. Please don’t comment if your going to be rude this is only a suggestion.

Edit: If your wondering I have Ocd (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) so as the name implies I tend to Obsess about things that may seem tiny or insignificant to some.

Edit 2: To clear up what I mean by transaction history click on a game from your library and click support, I know there's a way to view the full list of all purchases together that would be nice to remove or hide also, but if we could do something about the support list that would be a start.

[Sazzouu]

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

Every little thing you do gets tracked for one reason or another in the inventory history tab

For good reasons I might add here. In some countries it is even mandatory to do so for a company in order to be allowed to operate there. If Valve would allow a user to delete their transaction history by any meaning that would most likely lead to them not being allowed to operate in Germany anymore. Just to give an example.

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

I don’t want to feel like I’m under a microscope for any mistake I might do so that’s why after atleast 5+ years some of the older stuff should be hidden or deleted.

I totally see your idea but it is basically not feasible or even necessary because besides actually looking at "What have I done (recently)" - which is what bugs you about it - there is absolutely no use in those histories. So the best response was already given: just ignore them. I mean if I understood you correctly then your "OCD" is about seeing that stuff so if you see those histories it "freaks you out". So unless you also have an OCD that forces you to frequently check your histories there should be no issue

If that's the case however then I feel absolutely sorry for you. But as others already pointed out this is a pretty specific issue for a very small portion of people which therefore most likely leaves Valve with deaf ears about that. Even if we ignore the fact that some of those histories are mandatory in some countries.

[Nx Machina]

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

Or Valve could say permanently removing games isn't permanent.

Deleting a game does not remove the licence which is permanently tied to your account and you should have check your transaction history before purchasing.

[ShoulderBoulder OG]

Sazzouu の投稿を引用：

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

Every little thing you do gets tracked for one reason or another in the inventory history tab

For good reasons I might add here. In some countries it is even mandatory to do so for a company in order to be allowed to operate there. If Valve would allow a user to delete their transaction history by any meaning that would most likely lead to them not being allowed to operate in Germany anymore. Just to give an example.

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

I don’t want to feel like I’m under a microscope for any mistake I might do so that’s why after atleast 5+ years some of the older stuff should be hidden or deleted.

I totally see your idea but it is basically not feasible or even necessary because besides actually looking at "What have I done (recently)" - which is what bugs you about it - there is absolutely no use in those histories. So the best response was already given: just ignore them. I mean if I understood you correctly then your "OCD" is about seeing that stuff so if you see those histories it "freaks you out". So unless you also have an OCD that forces you to frequently check your histories there should be no issue

If that's the case however then I feel absolutely sorry for you. But as others already pointed out this is a pretty specific issue for a very small portion of people which therefore most likely leaves Valve with deaf ears about that. Even if we ignore the fact that some of those histories are mandatory in some countries.

Thank you for being understanding, I know this probably wouldn’t worth valves time but couldn’t they have separate versions of steam for countries like Germany? (Kind of like how on left for dead 2 Germany has a separate version)

Nx Machina の投稿を引用：

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

Or Valve could say permanently removing games isn't permanent.

Deleting a game does not remove the licence which is permanently tied to your account and you should have check your transaction history before purchasing.

All these should/could haves don’t help me, yes in hindsight I should have done more research on deleting games but the transaction history would still be there with or without the game hence the problem.

[Nx Machina]

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

All these should/could haves don’t help me, yes in hindsight I should have done more research on deleting games but the transaction history would still be there with or without the game hence the problem.

If as you suggest, transaction history can be hidden or deleted how will you know what you previously purchased.

Ctrl+F on either View purchase history or View licences and product activations allows you to search for games before purchasing if you are unsure whether you removed it.

Alternatively write down removed games in a notepad or save them in a document.

What i personally do is not remove games from my account but put them in a collection named "Obsolete".

[DC-GS]

Since this a niche wish, have you tried using a custom Steam skin?
From what I get, you could add Styles to hide specific entries (DIV elements accessed by ID) in your transaction history.

[ShoulderBoulder OG]

Nx Machina の投稿を引用：

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

All these should/could haves don’t help me, yes in hindsight I should have done more research on deleting games but the transaction history would still be there with or without the game hence the problem.

If as you suggest, transaction history can be hidden or deleted how will you know what you previously purchased.

Ctrl+F on either View purchase history or View licences and product activations allows you to search for games before purchasing if you are unsure whether you removed it.

Alternatively write down removed games in a notepad or save them in a document.

What i personally do is not remove games from my account but put them in a collection named "Obsolete".

I would be fine with them just hiding or deleting duplicate purchases. The original purchase would remain same as if you refund a game and rebuy it, all i want to change is buying a game after you remove it from your account.

[Nx Machina]

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

I would be fine with them just hiding or deleting duplicate purchases. The original purchase would remain same as if you refund a game and rebuy it, all i want to change is buying a game after you remove it from your account.

They cannot hide nor remove it as that information is relevant to your account, to the licence for said game which remains tied to your account and if Valve did hide or delete you could sue them.

Repurchasing - Steam was not aware you owned it because you removed it and why you were allowed to repurchase it plus you chose not to keep track of games you removed.

[ShoulderBoulder OG]

Nx Machina の投稿を引用：

DirtySocks の投稿を引用：

I would be fine with them just hiding or deleting duplicate purchases. The original purchase would remain same as if you refund a game and rebuy it, all i want to change is buying a game after you remove it from your account.

They cannot hide nor remove it as that information is relevant to your account, to the licence for said game which remains tied to your account and if Valve did hide or delete you could sue them.

Repurchasing - Steam was not aware you owned it because you removed it and why you were allowed to repurchase it plus you chose not to keep track of games you removed.

We should be able to request it if we want and have like a 30 day confirmation thing like with account deletion. You also don't seem to understand what i'm saying, the only reason I bought the games a second time is because of the way valve worded it when you delete the game.

[1 month old fry]

Dr. Rei の投稿を引用：

Fake の投稿を引用：

Do you look at your transaction history that often?

Actually yes, I have Ocd (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) so as the name implies I tend to Obsess about things that may seem tiny or insignificant to some.

as someone who actually has ocd, that's not what it is LMFAO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[ShoulderBoulder OG]

Waifuwu の投稿を引用：

Dr. Rei の投稿を引用：

Actually yes, I have Ocd (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) so as the name implies I tend to Obsess about things that may seem tiny or insignificant to some.

as someone who actually has ocd, that's not what it is LMFAO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

literally have contamination ocd, among other things. more than happy to discuss things privately if you'd want.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Dr. Rei の投稿を引用：

Nx Machina の投稿を引用：

They cannot hide nor remove it as that information is relevant to your account, to the licence for said game which remains tied to your account and if Valve did hide or delete you could sue them.

Repurchasing - Steam was not aware you owned it because you removed it and why you were allowed to repurchase it plus you chose not to keep track of games you removed.

We should be able to request it if we want and have like a 30 day confirmation thing like with account deletion. You also don't seem to understand what i'm saying, the only reason I bought the games a second time is because of the way valve worded it when you delete the game.

No, you shouldnt, just like you shouldnt be able to delete any other kind of financial records from any data vaults.