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Steam allows you to play games offline at any time without being connected to the Internet. When you’re ready to access your online Steam community, you can do so directly through the Steam menu on Windows, or by editing your Steam registry file in Finder on Mac OS X.

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Enabling Online Mode in Windows

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  2. Steam will restart, go online, and exit offline mode. [2]
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Enabling Online Mode on Mac OS X

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  1. Steam will restart, go online, and exit offline mode.
    • Continue with the following steps if Steam does not go online.
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  3. Steam will exit offline mode, and go online. [3]
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  • Question
    Do I have to be connected to the internet in order to change my Steam profile from online to offline?
    Community Answer
    Yes, you do; otherwise it won't connect to the online client. If it doesn't connect, check your router or internet connection.
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    How do I update Steam without actually going online? because I apparently cannot go on Steam without updating it. And I'm not online. Is there any way to fix this issue?
    ture znipp
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    Of course you can't update it, because you aren't online. What you can do is connect to the internet, update Steam, and then display your status as "Offline", even while connected to the internet.
  • Question
    I have a problem where it says that I'm not online, even though I am. What do I do?
    Vivienne Klein
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    Restart Steam. It happens to other people often too. If you just log out quickly or just exit the app, then it will most likely say you are back online again. You also have to be connected to the internet to play online.
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      • On Mac computers, go to "Accounts" and under Accounts click on "Go Online" To go offline, do the same thing except you will click "Go Offline"


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