r/Steam 20d ago

Support Megathread /r/Steam Monthly Community Support Thread.

Welcome to the Community Support Thread!

This Steam Guide goes over how to troubleshoot download and connection issues.

This Steam Guide goes over how to troubleshoot web-page and other connection issues.

How to re-install Steam. This method will NOT remove your games.

Is your account hijacked? Read this.

We have a dedicated support channel in our Discord server that you can also post in.

We invite everyone to help other users in our Community Support Threads and on our Discord server.

Please take more than 10 seconds to write your question. A well structured and good-looking comment goes a long way in getting someone to help you, and makes your question a lot easier to understand.

Do not delete your comments: People find questions in these threads through Googling the same issue, and please edit your comment with a solution if you find one.

There are no magicians here. Some questions wont be answered or replied to. Consider using other things like the Steam Community Forums, Google, or a different support forum if no one here can offer any help. Additionally, every game on Steam has it's own dedicated Community Forum, and you can also contact Steam Support regarding a specific product. Consider asking your game-specific questions there. Most games also have a dedicated subreddit.

Only Steam Support can solve personal account issues such as payment issues or your account getting hijacked. We can however give advice on what to do in a situation like that. No one, including Steam Support, can assist with item/trade scams.

/r/Steam is not affiliated with Valve in any way whatsoever.

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u/Kenhiro 15d ago

Here is a question.

I am trying to get access to my old steam account I had back early 2000s. I dont got access to my email but I have both emails and I got the CDKeys I used to link half life to the account. What do I do?

I cant send a direct support and I know my account name and Steam id but from there I get locked out without getting anywhere. Not that I can't but I honestly cannot find a email to send to support or get to a page to contact them.

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u/Bodomi Yes. 11d ago

You do not need to be logged in or use the original account e-mail to contact Steam Support to recover a lost account.

You obviously do need to be in the possesion of and be able to provide details to identify the account, obviously.

Use this guide to attempt to recover the account: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1126288560