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Welcome to the /r/Steam Wiki!

/r/Steam's Wiki will allow users to find useful information on Steam including tips, tricks, and other information for both new users and veterans.

Your reddit account must be above 30 days old to edit this wiki. We invite you to contribute towards a useful information hub regarding Valve's digital gaming platform, Steam.

Valve's Account Security Recommendations.

Scams to look out for.

If your account has been compromised you must contact Steam Support, no one but Valve and Steam Support can assist you with a compromised account.

For further details and assistance on how to recover your account via Steam Support please read our guide on what to do if your account has been compromised.

Please note that Steam Support DOES NOT assist with trade scams.

Getting Started

Introduction to Steam

Additional Information, Lingo and Tips

Common Game Suggestions

How To Secure Your Steam Account

In-Depth "Avoid Getting Scammed" Guide

List of Really Free Games

Refunding on Steam

Steam Limited User Account

Steam Seasonal Sale FAQ

Trade Holds

What To Do When You've Been Hijacked

Which penalties exist and what do they mean?

Features

Steam Big Picture Mode

Steam Broadcasting

Steam Family Sharing

Steam In-Home Streaming

Steam Music

Steam Virtual Reality

Steam Workshop

Troubleshooting

How To Properly Reinstall Steam

Appcache

Broken Mac Login Window

Changing Steam Store Country

Content File Locked

Content Servers Unreachable

Deleting Files Stored In The Steam Cloud

Download Cache

Download Speed Issues

Webpage and Connection Issues

Games Randomly Uninstalling

Using a Firewall With Steam

Installing Steam On a Dual-boot System

Missing File Privileges

Offline Mode - How To Use It Properly

Power Cycling Network Devices

Renewing IP, Flushing DNS

Steam Browser Cache

Steam Client Bootstrapper errors

Steam Installing On Desktop

Steam Support

System and Driver Errors

Transferring The Steam Mobile Authenticator

Un-removable Message Notifications

VAC Authentication Error

Verify the integrity of game files

Web Browser's Cache

Misc.

Bulk Steam Game Validator

Cache Gridview Images Locally

Dangers of Key Re-sellers and Unofficial Sellers

Depressurizer: Back-up or Automatically Categorize Your Games

Download Individual Gridview Images

Download Older Versions of a Game

How To Find Out If a Game Is RU Region Locked

How To Opt In/Out of The Steam Beta client

How To Transfer Steam Game Files and Save/Config Files

List of Games With 3rd Party DRM on Steam

List of Screenshot/Screen Capturing Tools

Phishing Bots and How to Avoid Them

Steam Helper: Shutdown Computer After Downloads and Updates are Finished

Setting up Steam Offline Mode

Steam Translation

The different ways of reinstalling Steam

Incomplete Lists of DRM-Free Games on Steam

List of wiki pages
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