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. רעכט גיט אויף די פּאַרע client in the bottom right side of the taskbar and click on אַרויסגאַנג.
2. סיימאַלטייניאַסלי דריקן 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 פּאַרע client and click on סוף אַרבעט.
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. דרוק די Windows key, טיפּ פּאַרע און גיט אויף עפענען.
2. דריקט אויף די Profile picture און גיט אויף זען מיין פּראָפיל.
3. איצט, גיט אויף ינווענטאָרי on the right-hand side of the Steam client.
4. דריקט אויף די אַראָפּ פייַל לעבן די Trade Offers און דעמאָלט גיט אויף 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.
קסנומקס. עפֿן די פּאַרע אַפּלאַקיישאַן.
2. איצט גיט אויף די Profile username present on the top-right side of the client and click on Log out of account.
3. נאָענט די פּאַרע קליענט 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. קאַטער די פּאַרע אַפּ.
נאטיץ: Make sure you are logged in with your Steam credentials.
2. דריקט אויף די פּאַרע present on the top-left side of the screen, and click on the סעטטינגס אָפּציע.
3. איצט נאַוויגירן צו די באַריכטן אָפּטיילונג, און גיט אויף די MANAGE STEAM GUARD ACCOUNT SECURITY קנעפּל.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף 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 ביי דיין אימעיל אדרעס.
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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. קאַטער די פּאַרע אַפּלאַקיישאַן.
2. דערנאך, גיט אויף דיין נאמען און גיט אויף פריינט.
Step I: To Unfriend
1. In the friend menu, all your current friends will be mentioned, click on a פרייַנד.
2. איצט, גיט אויף more (Three dots) און גיט אויף ונדערפרענד.
Step II: To Re-add Friend
1. To add your friend again, Click on your נאמען און גיט אויף פריינט.
2. Now, in the friends’ tab, click on לייג אַ פרייַנד.
3. Now, try searching for your friend’s username in Or try searching for your friend אָפּטיילונג און גיט אויף די זוך קנעפּל.
4. Locate your friend and click on לייג ווי פריינט.
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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.
קסנומקס. עפֿן די פּאַרע אַפּ און גיט אויף פּאַרע at the top left corner. Here, select the סעטטינגס אָפּציע אין די מעניו.
2. אין די דאַונלאָודז גיט, גיט STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS to open the storage manager.
3. קלייַבן די local drive on which the games are installed. Here, we have chosen Local drive (d).
נאטיץ: The default installation location for Steam games is Local drive (c).
4. דריקט אויף די דרייַ דאַץ און אויסקלייַבן Browse Folder צו עפענען די סטימאַפּפּס טעקע.
5. דריקט אויף די SteamLibrary as shown below to go back.
נאטיץ: If you couldn’t find SteamLibrary in the address bar, go to the previous folder and look for the SteamLibrary folder.
6. נאָכמאַכן די סטימאַפּפּס טעקע דורך דרינגלעך קטרל + C שליסלען צוזאַמען.
7. פּאַפּ די סטימאַפּפּס folder to another location for backup by pressing קטרל + V שליסלען סיימאַלטייניאַסלי.
8. דרוק די Windows key, טיפּ קאָנטראָל פּאַנעל, און דעמאָלט גיט עפענען.
קסנומקס. שטעלן קוק דורך > קאַטעגאָריע, דעמאָלט גיט אויף די נעם אַוועק אַ פּראָגראַם אָפּציע אונטער מגילה אָפּטיילונג.
10. געפינען פּאַרע און רעכט גיט עס.
11. Finally click נעם אַוועק.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף יאָ אין די UAC פּינטלעך.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף נעם אַוועק צו באַשטעטיקן די נעם אַוועק.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף נאָענט once the application is entirely uninstalled from the system.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף אָנהייב, טיפּ % localappdata% און שלאָגן די אַרייַן שליסל.
16. איצט, רעכט גיט אויף די פּאַרע טעקע און סעלעקטירן ויסמעקן.
17. Again, press the Windows key, טיפּ % אַפּפּדאַטאַ% און גיט אויף עפענען.
18. ויסמעקן די פּאַרע folder as done previously.
19. דערנאָך, ריסטאַרט די פּיסי.
20. באַזוכן די Steam official site און גיט אויף ינסטאַלירן פּאַרע to get the Steam installation executable.
21. דריקט אויף די installed executable file to install the application and fix Steam error 26.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף יאָ אין די פּינטלעך.
23. In the installation wizard, click on ווייַטער>.
קסנומקס. אויסקלייַבן די desired language און גיט אויף ווייַטער>.
25. דערנאך, גיט אויף ינסטאַלירן.
נאטיץ: If you do not want the app installed on the default folder mentioned, choose the desired destination folder by clicking on the אָפּפליקן אָפּציע.
26. Wait for the Steam client to be installed and click on ענדיקן.
27. Once the installation is complete, log in with your Steam credentials.
28. פּאַפּ די סטימאַפּפּס folder to the default location וועג.
C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamLibrary
טאָן: 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 פּאַרע 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.
קסנומקס. עפֿן די פּאַרע אַפּ.
2. דריקט אויף די הילף menu present in the top-left corner and click on the פּאַרע שטיצן אָפּציע.
3. Now scroll down the Steam client and click on Trading, Gifting, Market, and Steam Points.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף טראַדינג אויף דער ווייַטער בלאַט.
קסנומקס. דריקט אויף I’m unable to trade אָפּציע.
6. צום סוף גיט אויף Contact Steam support.
7. Provide the problem details in the box and click on שיקן to send a report.
אָפֿט געשטעלטע פֿראגן (FAQ)
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, אאז"וו
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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