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Steam is stuck in offline mode

#1 Posted by mrmovat (23 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Okay. So.
I am not the best with computers and I seem to have gotten myself into a pickle. Steam for whatever reason was having problems connecting to the internet so I said fuck it I'll put it in offline mode. Then I try to start Civilization 4 and it says it needs to update and it can't update in offline mode. There is no visible menu that would allow me to get back online. It seems like a problem with a very simple solution that I am just too dumb to find so if you wouldn't mind giantbomb community, do me a solid and help me out.
Please.

#2 Posted by eroticfishcake (7745 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Have you tried restarting Steam at least?

#3 Posted by Rockdalf (1274 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Mine has done that before. You should restart your computer completely. Worked for me.

#4 Posted by CaptainMax (218 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Im having this exact same problem! I havent been able to use steam or play steam games for weeks. I don't know what to do :(.

#5 Posted by sagesebas (2001 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@mrmovat: geez just restart it

#6 Posted by CaptainMax (218 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@sagesebas:

What do you mean by restart? Do you mean reinstall or just close steam and open it again? Iv tried both and still no luck.

#7 Posted by sagesebas (2001 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@CaptainMax: I mean quit out of it, then open it, restarting means to shut something off, the start it back up

#8 Posted by Bobdaman18 (699 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@CaptainMax:
Try clicking on the steam tab of your steam client, selecting switch user (this logs you out), then restart your computer, then start steam, you should be asked to log in again and if you have internet it should put you online.

#9 Posted by CaptainMax (218 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Im also having another problem with steam. Everything is in russian. Can anyone help me with that? Its hard to find were the language options are.

#10 Posted by KaosAngel (13766 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

Are you connected to the internet?

#11 Posted by Noodles (539 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@KaosAngel said:

" Are you connected to the internet? "

How would he be able to post if he wasn't?

#12 Posted by KaosAngel (13766 posts) - 2 years, 6 months ago

@Noodles said:

" @KaosAngel said:
" Are you connected to the internet? "
How would he be able to post if he wasn't? "

#13 Edited by 44gambit44 (1 posts) - 2 months, 26 days ago

In Finder, go to Users -> Your Account -> Library -> Application Support -> and then locate Registry.vdf and open it with TextEdit.

In the Registry.vdf file, find the word "Offline" "1" and then replace 1 with 0 and save it. That's it, you should be able to open Steam now, that's how I fixed mine.

#14 Posted by SexyToad (2316 posts) - 2 months, 26 days ago

@44gambit44 said:

In Finder, go to Users -> Your Account -> Library -> Application Support -> and then locate Registry.vdf and open it with TextEdit.

In the Registry.vdf file, find the word "Offline" "1" and then replace 1 with 0 and save it. That's it, you should be able to open Steam now, that's how I fixed mine.

This probably would have helped, if the OP posted this today. Check the date, this was 2 years ago.

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