What is Trade Error 26 in Steam and What causes it?
Trade error 26 mainly occurs due to “Disabled steam guard” or “Inventory being full.” You may encounter this error both while sending or accepting a trade offer. Sometimes the full inventory message is just an error from the server side. You can resolve it by waiting a bit and then trying again. If that doesn’t work, you may apply these proven methods to fix your issue.
How to Fix ‘There was an error accepting this trade offer’ error?
We have many solutions listed down below to get your issue resolved, follow each solution one-by-one to see which one works best for you.
Solution 1: Check Steam’s servers status
Trade Error 26 is often a server-related issue that occurs when the servers are down, which can be checked from (here). If the servers are down then there is nothing you can do to fix this issue as server issues are fixed by Steam. However, if servers are up and running but you are still facing this issue, you can follow the other methods listed below to get this issue fixed.
Solution 2: Restart Steam from Task Manager
You might be unable to accept the trade if outdated temporary and cache files are stored in your Windows. Therefore, you should restart the Steam client to remove such files causing the issue. Follow the steps below to do it.
Solution 3: Ensure Space in the Inventory (For Reciever)
The following error also occurs if the receiver doesn’t have enough space in their inventory for a particular game. Steam’s inventory space is infinite. However, some games impose restrictions on the users by limiting the number of items they can keep in the inventory. If your inventory has reached the limit, you can resolve it by removing some items. Unfortunately, Steam doesn’t allow you to remove or delete items from your inventory directly. Here are some methods to get rid of unwanted items.
Solution 4: Restart the Trade
Trade error 26 might also occur if your friend or other party is already in trade of the same items with another party. You can resolve this conflict of items by simply restarting the trade. Follow these steps to solve the problem.
Solution 5: Use Steam Web to Trade Items
Solution 6: Reset Steam configurations
If your account is not authenticated correctly, you may encounter this error. This happens because, over time, the credentials become corrupted or outdated. You can still access games, but the Steam client will disable your trading. You can easily tackle this situation using the “steam://flushconfig” command. The flushconfig command resolves many issues, including the error at hand, by refreshing the core files of Steam and returning them to their original state. Follow these steps to do it. Note: After restarting your PC, you must run Steam from its original folder.
Solution 7: Enable Steam Guard authentication system
The steam guard is a mobile authentication platform that secures a Steam account via 2-step verification. Enabling the Steam Guard is a prerequisite for a Steam trade. Here’s how you can enable the Steam Guard.
Solution 8: Contact Steam support
If any of the above-provided solutions don’t work, contacting Steam Support is the last thing to try. Steam Support will help if the problem is specifically in your account or profile. Here’s how you can reach out to Steam Support.
