{"id":"licensing-payments.how-do-i-activate-my-licence","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-activate-my-licence","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"activation","title":"Activating your licence"},"question":"How do I activate my Storage Studio licence?","alt_questions":["Where do I enter my license code?","activate storage studio","How do I register my purchase?","enter activation code storage studio","license activation mac app","I bought it, how do I unlock it?"],"short_answer":"In Settings → License, enter your purchase email and the License Code from your activation email and click Activate — or click Activate Storage Studio in that email.","answer_markdown":"Open **Settings → License**, enter the email you used at checkout and the **License Code** from your activation email, then click **Activate**. That's a one-time step on each Mac.\n\nEven quicker: click the **Activate Storage Studio** button in the email and the app activates itself.\n\n1. Open Storage Studio's **Settings** (⌘,) and choose **License**.\n2. Enter your purchase email and License Code.\n3. Click **Activate**.\n\nSee [activate your license](/manual/activate).","answer_html":"

Open Settings → License, enter the email you used at checkout and the License Code from your activation email, then click Activate. That's a one-time step on each Mac.

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Even quicker: click the Activate Storage Studio button in the email and the app activates itself.

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  1. Open Storage Studio's Settings (⌘,) and choose License.
  2. Enter your purchase email and License Code.
  3. Click Activate.
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See activate your license.

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Licensing & payments · Activating your licence

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How do I activate my Storage Studio licence?

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Short answer: In Settings → License, enter your purchase email and the License Code from your activation email and click Activate — or click Activate Storage Studio in that email.

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Open Settings → License, enter the email you used at checkout and the License Code from your activation email, then click Activate. That's a one-time step on each Mac.

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Even quicker: click the Activate Storage Studio button in the email and the app activates itself.

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  1. Open Storage Studio's Settings (⌘,) and choose License.
  2. Enter your purchase email and License Code.
  3. Click Activate.
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See activate your license.

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