{"id":"licensing-payments.how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"trial-extension","title":"Extending your trial and free offers"},"question":"How do I switch from a free offer to a paid plan?","alt_questions":["upgrade free offer to paid","buy after free offer","keep using after free months"],"short_answer":"Pick a plan in Settings → License or on the pricing page, check out, and activate the new License Code. Your moves and settings stay as they are.","answer_markdown":"Choose a plan from **Settings → License** or the [pricing page](/pricing), complete checkout, and activate the License Code we email you. You can do this before or after your free window ends.\n\nEverything you've moved and set up stays exactly as it is when you switch.","answer_html":"<p>Choose a plan from <strong>Settings → License</strong> or the <a href=\"/pricing\">pricing page</a>, complete checkout, and activate the License Code we email you. You can do this before or after your free window ends.</p>\n<p>Everything you&#39;ve moved and set up stays exactly as it is when you switch.</p>","answer_text":"Choose a plan from Settings → License or the pricing page, complete checkout, and activate the License Code we email you. You can do this before or after your free window ends.\n\nEverything you've moved and set up stays exactly as it is when you switch.","tags":["offers","buying"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.how-do-i-buy-storage-studio","question":"How do I buy Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-buy-storage-studio"},{"id":"licensing-payments.will-i-be-charged-when-my-free-offer-ends","question":"Will I be charged when my free offer ends?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/will-i-be-charged-when-my-free-offer-ends"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I switch from a free offer to a paid plan? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Pick a plan in Settings → License or on the pricing page, check out, and activate the new License Code. Your moves and settings stay as they are.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Licensing & payments","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/"},{"name":"How do I switch from a free offer to a paid plan?","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I switch from a free offer to a paid plan?","alternateName":["upgrade free offer to paid","buy after free offer","keep using after free months"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Choose a plan from Settings → License or the pricing page, complete checkout, and activate the License Code we email you. You can do this before or after your free window ends.\n\nEverything you've moved and set up stays exactly as it is when you switch.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan"}}]},"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><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></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 class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\" aria-current=\"true\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a> <span>16</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#plans\">Plans and pricing</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#activation\">Activating your licence</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-key\">Your licence key</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#macs\">Your licence and your Macs</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a> <span>26</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#versions\">Updates and Mac compatibility</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></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/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How do I switch from a free offer to a paid plan?</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/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> · <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a></p>\n<h1>How do I switch from a free offer to a paid plan?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Pick a plan in Settings → License or on the pricing page, check out, and activate the new License Code. Your moves and settings stay as they are.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Choose a plan from <strong>Settings → License</strong> or the <a href=\"/pricing\">pricing page</a>, complete checkout, and activate the License Code we email you. You can do this before or after your free window ends.</p>\n<p>Everything you&#39;ve moved and set up stays exactly as it is when you switch.</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/licensing-payments/how-do-i-buy-storage-studio\">How do I buy Storage Studio?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/will-i-be-charged-when-my-free-offer-ends\">Will I be charged when my free offer ends?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-go-from-a-free-offer-to-a-paid-plan.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}