{"id":"data-transfers.data-transfers-after-trial-ends","url":"/faq/data-transfers/data-transfers-after-trial-ends","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"privacy-and-reporting","title":"Privacy, safety and reporting"},"question":"What happens to my transfers if my trial or subscription ends?","alt_questions":["data transfers locked after trial","scheduled syncs stop when licence expires","can I still use transfers without a licence","files after subscription ends transfers","licence expired transfers paused"],"short_answer":"Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence; when it lapses, automatic actions including scheduled transfers pause. Your files stay exactly where they are. Re-activate or pick a plan to carry on.","answer_markdown":"Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence. When it lapses, Storage Studio pauses its automatic actions, including scheduled transfers, and the Data Transfers window asks you to re-activate.\n\nYour files are untouched: everything already transferred stays where it is, in your folders, on your drive and in your cloud accounts. Re-activate with your licence, or pick a plan, to carry on.\n\nRelated: [Licensing and payments](/faq/licensing-payments/) · [Pricing](/pricing)","answer_html":"<p>Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence. When it lapses, Storage Studio pauses its automatic actions, including scheduled transfers, and the Data Transfers window asks you to re-activate.</p>\n<p>Your files are untouched: everything already transferred stays where it is, in your folders, on your drive and in your cloud accounts. Re-activate with your licence, or pick a plan, to carry on.</p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing and payments</a> · <a href=\"/pricing\">Pricing</a></p>","answer_text":"Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence. When it lapses, Storage Studio pauses its automatic actions, including scheduled transfers, and the Data Transfers window asks you to re-activate.\n\nYour files are untouched: everything already transferred stays where it is, in your folders, on your drive and in your cloud accounts. Re-activate with your licence, or pick a plan, to carry on.\n\nRelated: Licensing and payments · Pricing","tags":["licence","trial","schedules"],"related":[{"id":"data-transfers.what-is-data-transfers","question":"What is Data Transfers in Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/data-transfers/what-is-data-transfers"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What happens to my transfers if my trial or subscription ends? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence; when it lapses, automatic actions including scheduled transfers pause. Your files stay exactly where they are. 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When it lapses, Storage Studio pauses its automatic actions, including scheduled transfers, and the Data Transfers window asks you to re-activate.\n\nYour files are untouched: everything already transferred stays where it is, in your folders, on your drive and in your cloud accounts. Re-activate with your licence, or pick a plan, to carry on.\n\nRelated: Licensing and payments · Pricing","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/data-transfers-after-trial-ends"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\" aria-current=\"true\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#basics\">Data Transfers basics</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#operations\">Copy, Move and Sync</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#downloads\">Downloads and large files</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#setting-up\">Setting up a transfer</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#scheduling\">Scheduling transfers</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#progress-and-control\">Progress, pausing and history</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#drive-and-space\">External drive and disk space</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#speed-and-advanced\">Speed and advanced options</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#devices-and-plan-storage\">Paired devices and plan storage</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#problems\">Problems and messages</a> <span>12</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#privacy-and-reporting\">Privacy, safety and reporting</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">What happens to my transfers if my trial or subscription ends?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> · <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#privacy-and-reporting\">Privacy, safety and reporting</a></p>\n<h1>What happens to my transfers if my trial or subscription ends?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence; when it lapses, automatic actions including scheduled transfers pause. Your files stay exactly where they are. Re-activate or pick a plan to carry on.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Data Transfers needs an active trial or licence. When it lapses, Storage Studio pauses its automatic actions, including scheduled transfers, and the Data Transfers window asks you to re-activate.</p>\n<p>Your files are untouched: everything already transferred stays where it is, in your folders, on your drive and in your cloud accounts. Re-activate with your licence, or pick a plan, to carry on.</p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing and payments</a> · <a href=\"/pricing\">Pricing</a></p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/what-is-data-transfers\">What is Data Transfers in Storage Studio?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/data-transfers-after-trial-ends.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/data-transfers-after-trial-ends.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}