---
id: licensing-payments.what-happens-to-my-licence-after-a-refund
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-to-my-licence-after-a-refund
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Refunds, charges and disputes"
question: "What happens to my licence if I get a refund?"
alt_questions:
  - "refund lifetime licence what happens"
  - "partial refund licence"
  - "refunded subscription still active"
  - "Does a refund cancel my subscription?"
  - "licence stopped after refund"
short_answer: "A full refund of a lifetime purchase ends that licence; a partial refund leaves it as it was. Refunding a subscription payment doesn't cancel it — cancelling does."
tags: ["refunds", "licence", "billing"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/can-i-get-a-refund", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-cancel-my-subscription"]
applies_to: "all"
wiki: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/refunds-and-your-licence
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What happens to my licence if I get a refund?

It depends on what was refunded. A **full** refund of a lifetime purchase ends that licence. A **partial** refund — a goodwill credit, say — leaves your licence exactly as it was. Refunding a payment on a monthly or yearly plan doesn't end the subscription on its own; cancelling does.

If a licence ends, Storage Studio pauses its own work, but your files and everything you've moved stay exactly where they are. To stop future payments, cancel under **Billing & invoices** in **Settings → License**. Refund eligibility is covered in the [Terms of Service](https://storagestudio.us/legal/terms).