---
id: licensing-payments.does-updating-affect-my-licence
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/does-updating-affect-my-licence
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Updates and Mac compatibility"
question: "Will updating Storage Studio affect my licence?"
alt_questions:
  - "licence after update"
  - "do I need to reactivate after updating"
  - "update reset my licence"
  - "new version licence still valid"
short_answer: "No. Updating keeps your activation, plan, settings and moved files; there's nothing to re-enter."
tags: ["updates", "activation"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/does-my-licence-include-updates", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-does-reactivate-this-mac-mean"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will updating Storage Studio affect my licence?

No. Updating keeps your activation, plan, settings and moved files as they are — there's nothing to re-enter. When you open a newer installer while Storage Studio is running, the app updates itself in place and relaunches.

If an update ever asks you to activate again, use your purchase email and License Code, or [ask for your key to be re-sent](https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/i-lost-my-licence-key).