---
id: licensing-payments.how-does-one-tap-activation-work
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-does-one-tap-activation-work
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Activating your licence"
question: "How does the \"Activate Storage Studio\" button in my email work?"
alt_questions:
  - "activate from email link"
  - "one tap activation storage studio"
  - "Activate Storage Studio button"
  - "activation link in email"
  - "Do I need to copy the code?"
short_answer: "Click it and the app opens (or comes forward) and activates itself, then shows You're all set. The link is single-use and expires after a short while."
tags: ["activation", "email"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/activation-link-expired-or-already-used", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-does-the-youre-all-set-screen-show"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How does the "Activate Storage Studio" button in my email work?

Click it and Storage Studio activates itself — no copying codes. If the app is open, it comes to the front and activates; if it's closed, the button opens it and it activates as it launches; if it isn't installed yet, the page offers the download first, then you click the button again.

You'll see a short **Activating Storage Studio…** step, then **You're all set**. The link is single-use, expires after a short while, and is checked with our server before anything happens.