---
id: licensing-payments.reinstalled-macos-do-i-need-to-reactivate
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/reinstalled-macos-do-i-need-to-reactivate
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Your licence and your Macs"
question: "I reinstalled macOS — do I need to activate Storage Studio again?"
alt_questions:
  - "clean install macOS licence"
  - "storage studio after erasing Mac"
  - "licence gone after reinstall"
  - "re-activate after macOS reinstall"
short_answer: "Yes. Enter your email and License Code again; if it says the code is on a different Mac, contact support to release the lock."
tags: ["reinstall", "activation"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/this-code-is-already-activated-on-a-different-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-activate-my-licence"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# I reinstalled macOS — do I need to activate Storage Studio again?

Yes — enter your purchase email and License Code in **Settings → License** again. On the same Mac this usually goes straight through.

If it's rejected with "This code is already activated on a different Mac", the reinstall made the Mac look new to the licence check. Reply to your activation email or contact support@storagestudio.us and we'll release the lock.