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. ກົດຂວາໃສ່ປຸ່ມ ໄອນ້ໍາ client in the bottom right side of the taskbar and click on ການທ່ອງທ່ຽວ.
2. Simultaneously press 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 ໄອນ້ໍາ client and click on ຢຸດວຽກ.
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.
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2 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ຮູບໂປໄຟ ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ເບິ່ງໂປຼໄຟລ໌ຂອງຂ້ອຍ.
3. ດຽວນີ້ກົດເຂົ້າໄປ ສິນຄ້າຄົງຄັງ on the right-hand side of the Steam client.
4 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ລົງ arrow ໃກ້ກັບ Trade Offers ປຸ່ມແລະຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ 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. ເປີດ ໄອນ້ໍາ ຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກ.
2. ດຽວນີ້ກົດເຂົ້າທີ່ Profile username present on the top-right side of the client and click on Log out of account.
3. ປິດ ໄອນ້ໍາ ລູກຄ້າ 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. ເປີດຕົວ ໄອນ້ໍາ app
ຫມາຍເຫດ: Make sure you are logged in with your Steam credentials.
2 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ໄອນ້ໍາ present on the top-left side of the screen, and click on the ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ ທາງເລືອກ.
3. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນທ່ອງໄປຫາໄດ້ ບັນຊີຂອງຂ້ອຍ ສ່ວນ, ແລະກົດທີ່ MANAGE STEAM GUARD ACCOUNT SECURITY ປຸ່ມ.
4 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ 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 ຢູ່ຂອງທ່ານ ທີ່ຢູ່ອີເມວ.
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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. ເປີດຕົວ ໄອນ້ໍາ ຄໍາຮ້ອງສະຫມັກ.
2. Then, click on your ຊື່ຜູ້ໃຊ້ ແຖບແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ເພື່ອນ.
Step I: To Unfriend
1. In the friend menu, all your current friends will be mentioned, click on a Friend.
2. ດຽວນີ້ກົດເຂົ້າໄປ more (Three dots) ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ບໍ່ເປັນມິດ.
Step II: To Re-add Friend
1. To add your friend again, Click on your ຊື່ຜູ້ໃຊ້ ແຖບແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ເພື່ອນ.
2. Now, in the friends’ tab, click on ເພີ່ມໝູ່.
3. Now, try searching for your friend’s username in Or try searching for your friend ແລະກົດທີ່ ປຸ່ມຄົ້ນຫາ.
4. Locate your friend and click on ເພີ່ມເປັນໝູ່.
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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. ເປີດ Steam app ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ໄອນ້ໍາ at the top left corner. Here, select the ການຕັ້ງຄ່າ ທາງເລືອກໃນເມນູ.
2 ໃນ ດາວໂຫລດ ແຖບ, ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS to open the storage manager.
3. ເລືອກ ຂັບທ້ອງຖິ່ນ on which the games are installed. Here, we have chosen Local drive (d).
ຫມາຍເຫດ: The default installation location for Steam games is Local drive (c).
4 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ສາມຈຸດ ແລະເລືອກເອົາ Browse Folder to open the steamapps ໂຟນເດີ.
5 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ SteamLibrary as shown below to go back.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: If you couldn’t find SteamLibrary in the address bar, go to the previous folder and look for the SteamLibrary folder.
6. ສຳ ເນົາເອກະສານ steamapps ໂຟນເດີໂດຍການກົດ ປຸ່ມ Ctrl + C ຮ່ວມກັນ.
7. ວາງ steamapps folder to another location for backup by pressing Ctrl + V keys ພ້ອມດຽວກັນ.
ກົດປຸ່ມ ປຸ່ມ Windows, ປະເພດ ກະດານການຄວບຄຸມ, ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ເປີດ.
9. ຕັ້ງ View by > Category, ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ຖອນການຕິດຕັ້ງໂປຣແກຣມ ທາງເລືອກພາຍໃຕ້ ໂຄງການ ສ່ວນ.
10. ສະຖານທີ່ ໄອນ້ໍາ ແລະກົດຂວາໃສ່ມັນ.
11. Finally click ຖອນການຕິດຕັ້ງ.
12 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ແມ່ນແລ້ວ ໃນ UAC prompt.
13 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ຖອນການຕິດຕັ້ງ ເພື່ອຢືນຢັນການຖອນການຕິດຕັ້ງ.
14 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ປິດ once the application is entirely uninstalled from the system.
15 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ, ປະເພດ % ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະມົນຕີໄດ້ ໃສ່ລະຫັດ.
16. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, ຄລິກຂວາໃສ່ປຸ່ມ ໄອນ້ໍາ ໂຟເດີແລະເລືອກເອົາ ລົບ.
17. Again, press the ປຸ່ມ Windows, ປະເພດ % appdata% ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ເປີດ.
18. ລຶບ ໄອນ້ໍາ folder as done previously.
19. ຈາກນັ້ນ, restart PC.
20. ໄປຢ້ຽມຢາມ Steam official site ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ຕິດຕັ້ງ SteAM to get the Steam installation executable.
21 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ installed executable file to install the application and fix Steam error 26.
22 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ແມ່ນແລ້ວ ໃນການກະຕຸ້ນເຕືອນ.
23. In the installation wizard, click on ຕໍ່ໄປ>.
24 ເລືອກເອົາ ພາສາທີ່ຕ້ອງການ ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ຕໍ່ໄປ>.
25. ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ, ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ຕິດຕັ້ງ.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: If you do not want the app installed on the default folder mentioned, choose the desired destination folder by clicking on the ເອີ້ນເບິ່ງ ທາງເລືອກ.
26. Wait for the Steam client to be installed and click on ສໍາເລັດຮູບ.
27. Once the installation is complete, log in with your Steam credentials.
28. ວາງ steamapps folder to the default location ເສັ້ນທາງ.
C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamLibrary
ຫມາຍເຫດ: 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 ໄອນ້ໍາ 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. ເປີດ ໄອນ້ໍາ app
2 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ menu present in the top-left corner and click on the ສະຫນັບສະຫນູນ Steam ທາງເລືອກ.
3. Now scroll down the Steam client and click on Trading, Gifting, Market, and Steam Points.
4 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ການຊື້ຂາຍ ໃນ ໜ້າ ຕໍ່ໄປ.
5 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ I’m unable to trade ທາງເລືອກ.
6. ສຸດທ້າຍໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ Contact Steam support.
7. Provide the problem details in the box and click on ສົ່ງ to send a report.
ຄໍາຖາມທີ່ຖາມເລື້ອຍ (FAQs)
Q1. Why I cannot accept trade offers from Steam?
Ans 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, ແລະອື່ນໆ
Q2. How to fix an Error accepting trade?
Ans 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?
Ans 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?
Ans 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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