---
id: licensing-payments.is-my-licence-tied-to-my-apple-id
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/is-my-licence-tied-to-my-apple-id
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Activating your licence"
question: "Is my Storage Studio licence tied to my Apple ID?"
alt_questions:
  - "storage studio apple id"
  - "licence and iCloud account"
  - "Does it use my Apple account for the licence?"
  - "family sharing apple id licence"
short_answer: "No. The licence is identified by your purchase email and License Code and tied to the Mac it's activated on; your Apple ID doesn't affect it."
tags: ["activation", "apple id"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-many-macs-can-i-use-my-licence-on", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/which-email-do-i-use-to-activate"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is my Storage Studio licence tied to my Apple ID?

No. Your licence has nothing to do with your Apple ID or iCloud account. It's identified by your purchase email and License Code, and each code is tied to the Mac it's activated on.

Signing in or out of your Apple ID, or changing it, doesn't affect your Storage Studio licence.