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Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2026 7:31 pm**

A Factorio account cannot be created for a Steam account that had Factorio shared to it via Steam Family B/C that account does not own Factorio. therefore Mods cannot be Downloaded/Updated.

Posted: **Tue Aug 11, 2026 8:53 pm**

Thanks for the report however for now this is not a bug.

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Can not Download / Update Mod on a Steam Family Account

Can not Download / Update Mod on a Steam Family Account

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