{"id":"licensing-payments.can-i-use-a-trial-on-a-second-mac","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/can-i-use-a-trial-on-a-second-mac","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"free-trial","title":"The free trial"},"question":"Can I start a free trial on a second Mac?","alt_questions":["Does each Mac get its own trial?","trial on two macs","Try storage studio on my other MacBook","Is the trial per Mac or per person?","second mac free trial"],"short_answer":"Yes. Each Mac that has never run Storage Studio gets its own 15-day trial; a Mac that has already had a trial can't start another.","answer_markdown":"Yes. The trial is tied to each Mac, so a different Mac that has never run Storage Studio gets its own 15-day trial when you register on it.\n\nWhat you can't do is start a second trial on a Mac that has already had one. If you've already bought a plan and want it on another Mac, see [using your licence on a different Mac](/faq/licensing-payments/can-i-move-my-licence-to-a-new-mac).","answer_html":"

Yes. The trial is tied to each Mac, so a different Mac that has never run Storage Studio gets its own 15-day trial when you register on it.

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What you can't do is start a second trial on a Mac that has already had one. If you've already bought a plan and want it on another Mac, see using your licence on a different Mac.

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Can I start a free trial on a second Mac?

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Short answer: Yes. Each Mac that has never run Storage Studio gets its own 15-day trial; a Mac that has already had a trial can't start another.

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Yes. The trial is tied to each Mac, so a different Mac that has never run Storage Studio gets its own 15-day trial when you register on it.

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What you can't do is start a second trial on a Mac that has already had one. If you've already bought a plan and want it on another Mac, see using your licence on a different Mac.

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