Steam is one of the most popular platforms for downloading and playing games. There is a feature on Steam where users are allowed to trade in-game items and also trade extra copies of a game through Steam Gifts. Steam trade works best most of the time but some users encounter an error with trading on steam called steam error 26. There are various other errors related to trading in-game items but we will focus on Steam Error 26 in this article. If you are wondering how to perform a trade error 26 fix, then read on to learn the methods to fix it.
How to Fix Steam Error 26 on Windows 10
Before we get onto how to troubleshoot the error, let’s see what are the causes for this
- Steam Guard is disabled
- Steam Client trading is corrupt
- Steam client Friend backpack is full
- Steam client app is corrupt
Method 1: Restart Steam Client
People experiencing steam trade error can try restarting the Steam client, follow the steps below to do it.
1. انقر بزر الماوس الأيمن على بخار client in the bottom right side of the taskbar and click on خروج.
2. اضغط في نفس الوقت Ctrl + Shift + Delete keys to launch Task Manager, and make sure the Steam client is not running in the task manager.
3. If it is still running, click on the بخار client and click on نهاية المهمة.
Method 2: Trade with your Friend Again
If the user you are performing the trade with does not have enough space on their backpack, then you may face Steam error 26. Make sure their backpack is not full and can receive the trade items.
If there is a temporary error in trading items then Steam Error 26 can occur. You can re-try trading again to see if it fixes the problem. Check the trade history page, if there is no log of trading on the trade history page then you can try again by accessing the incoming offers section and selecting the trade offer you have received. Follow the steps below to go to the Trade history page.
1. اضغط على مفتاح ويندوز، نوع بخار وانقر على ساعات العمل.
2. انقر على الصورة الشخصية وانقر على عرض ملفي الشخصي.
3. الآن ، انقر فوق المعرض on the right-hand side of the Steam client.
4. انقر على السهم إلى الأسفل بالقرب من Trade Offers زر ثم اضغط على View trade history to view if your trading has been completed.
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Method 3: Re-login Steam Client
Sometimes a corrupt login credential can cause an error with trading items. This can be solved by logging out of the Steam client and logging in again.
1. افتح ال بخار التطبيق.
2. الآن انقر على Profile username present on the top-right side of the client and click on Log out of account.
3. أقفل ال بخار زبون and re-open it, using the login credentials.
Method 4: Enable Steam Guard
For Steam trade to work well, enabling Steam is required and is a pre-requisite. See if Steam Guard is enabled on your Steam client, if it is not enabled then you need to enable it, it is recommended to try trading after 15 days when the Steam Guard is turned on manually.
1. إطلاق بخار التطبيق.
ملحوظة: Make sure you are logged in with your Steam credentials.
2. انقر على بخار present on the top-left side of the screen, and click on the الإعدادات الخيار.
3. انتقل الآن إلى ملف حسابي ، وانقر فوق MANAGE STEAM GUARD ACCOUNT SECURITY .
4. انقر على Get Steam Guard codes by email (will require you to re-login).
5. Re-login to your corresponding steam account on the Steam client. You may be asked for a Steam Guard code when you log in again.
6. After this process, you will receive a Steam code في الخاص بك عنوان البريد الإلكتروني.
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Method 5: Unfriend and Re-add your Friend with whom you trade
There may be conflicts with your Friend trading items. So, you can try unfriending them and friending them again to see if it fixes the issue.
1. إطلاق بخار التطبيق.
2. Then, click on your اسم المستخدم علامة التبويب وانقر على الاصدقاء.
Step I: To Unfriend
1. In the friend menu, all your current friends will be mentioned, click on a صديق.
2. الآن ، انقر فوق more (Three dots) وانقر على الغاء الصداقة.
Step II: To Re-add Friend
1. To add your friend again, Click on your اسم المستخدم علامة التبويب وانقر على الاصدقاء.
2. Now, in the friends’ tab, click on أضف صديق.
3. Now, try searching for your friend’s username in Or try searching for your friend قسم وانقر على زر البحث.
4. Locate your friend and click on إضافة كصديق.
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Method 6: Reinstall Steam Client
Problems with the Steam client can cause steam error 26 and in turn, can cause steam trade error. This can be fixed by re-installing the Steam client.
1. افتح ال تطبيق البخار وانقر على بخار at the top left corner. Here, select the الإعدادات الخيار في القائمة.
2. في ال المرفقات انقر فوق مجلدات مكتبة البخار to open the storage manager.
3. اختر ال محرك محلي on which the games are installed. Here, we have chosen Local drive (d).
ملحوظة: The default installation location for Steam games is Local drive (c).
4. انقر على ثلاث نقاط وحدد تصفح المجلد لفتح ستيم أبس المجلد.
5. انقر على SteamLibrary as shown below to go back.
ملحوظة: If you couldn’t find SteamLibrary in the address bar, go to the previous folder and look for the SteamLibrary folder.
6. انسخ ملف ستيم أبس المجلد بالضغط مفاتيح Ctrl + C معا.
7. لصق ستيم أبس folder to another location for backup by pressing مفاتيح Ctrl + V في وقت واحد.
8. اضغط على مفتاح ويندوز، نوع لوحة التحكم، ثم انقر على ساعات العمل.
9. تعيين عرض حسب> الفئة، ثم اضغط على إلغاء تثبيت البرنامج الخيار تحت البرامج والقسم الخاص به.
10. تحديد موقع بخار وانقر بزر الماوس الأيمن عليها.
11. انقر في النهاية إلغاء.
12. انقر على نعم في موجه UAC.
13. انقر على إلغاء لتأكيد إلغاء التثبيت.
14. انقر على اغلاق once the application is entirely uninstalled from the system.
15. انقر على آبدأ، نوع ٪ localappdata٪ وضرب مفتاح الادخال.
16. الآن، انقر بزر الماوس الأيمن على بخار المجلد وحدد حذف.
17. Again, press the مفتاح ويندوز، نوع ٪ APPDATA٪ وانقر على ساعات العمل.
18. حذف ملف بخار folder as done previously.
19. ثم، أعد تشغيل الكمبيوتر.
20. زيارة Steam official site وانقر على تثبيت البخار to get the Steam installation executable.
21. انقر على installed executable file to install the application and fix Steam error 26.
22. انقر على نعم في موجه.
23. In the installation wizard, click on التالي>.
24. حدد اللغة المطلوبة وانقر على التالي>.
25. ثم انقر فوق تثبيت.
ملحوظة: If you do not want the app installed on the default folder mentioned, choose the desired destination folder by clicking on the تصفح الخيار.
26. Wait for the Steam client to be installed and click on نهاية.
27. Once the installation is complete, log in with your Steam credentials.
28. لصق ستيم أبس folder to the default location مسار.
C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamLibrary
ملاحظات: The location might change depending on where you download the games.
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Method 7: Use Steam Web Version
Sometimes, due to problems on the Steam client itself, steam error 26 occurs. This can be solved by accessing Steam on a suitable Web Browser. Users have reported success with the Web version of Steam. Visit the بخار website and Sign In to your account to use the web version.
Method 8: Try Steam Support
If none of the solutions were working for you, then you can try contacting Steam support. Steam support can help if you are dealing with an issue that is hard to resolve.
1. افتح ال بخار التطبيق.
2. انقر على المساعدة menu present in the top-left corner and click on the دعم البخار الخيار.
3. Now scroll down the Steam client and click on Trading, Gifting, Market, and Steam Points.
4. انقر على تجارة في الصفحة التالية.
5. انقر على I’m unable to trade الخيار.
6. وأخيرا انقر على Contact Steam support.
7. Provide the problem details in the box and click on إرسال to send a report.
أكثر أسئلة متكررة
Q1. Why I cannot accept trade offers from Steam?
الجواب. There are various reasons why you cannot accept trade offers. The most common cause is the Steam Guard is disabled, inventory is full or canceled an accepted trade، الخ.
Q2. How to fix an Error accepting trade?
الجواب. You can fix the error in steam by re-logging in the client, also follow our solutions above to fix the problem.
Q3. Why do I need to wait 7 days to trade on Steam?
الجواب. In any case, if a trade was canceled or a trade caused you errors, Steam automatically activates the cooldown process which prevents hijackers from intercepting the trade. So, this 7 days cooldown cannot be stopped.
Q4. Why do I need to pay money to access Steam features?
الجواب. A minimum amount of 5$ is needed to be spent from a Steam account to enable some community features. This will prevent malicious spam, phishing, and scam to be reproduced.
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