{"id":"licensing-payments.what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"inner-circle","title":"Inner Circle (founder) offer"},"question":"What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?","alt_questions":["founder free period ending","continue at founder price","inner circle payment link","founder discount after free period"],"short_answer":"About a week before it ends you get an email with a one-click payment link that has your founder discount applied, plus an in-app reminder. Your founder price is locked in.","answer_markdown":"About a week before your free period ends, we email you a **one-click payment link** that opens checkout with your founder discount already applied, and a reminder appears in the app's notification bell. One tap continues your plan at the founder price.\n\nEverything you've moved keeps working exactly as it is, and your founder price stays locked in for good once you continue.","answer_html":"<p>About a week before your free period ends, we email you a <strong>one-click payment link</strong> that opens checkout with your founder discount already applied, and a reminder appears in the app&#39;s notification bell. One tap continues your plan at the founder price.</p>\n<p>Everything you&#39;ve moved keeps working exactly as it is, and your founder price stays locked in for good once you continue.</p>","answer_text":"About a week before your free period ends, we email you a one-click payment link that opens checkout with your founder discount already applied, and a reminder appears in the app's notification bell. One tap continues your plan at the founder price.\n\nEverything you've moved keeps working exactly as it is, and your founder price stays locked in for good once you continue.","tags":["inner circle","founder","renewal"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.what-is-the-inner-circle","question":"What is the Storage Studio Inner Circle?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-the-inner-circle"},{"id":"licensing-payments.what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan","question":"What reminders does Storage Studio show about my plan?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"About a week before it ends you get an email with a one-click payment link that has your founder discount applied, plus an in-app reminder. Your founder price is locked in.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Licensing & payments","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/"},{"name":"What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?","alternateName":["founder free period ending","continue at founder price","inner circle payment link","founder discount after free period"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"About a week before your free period ends, we email you a one-click payment link that opens checkout with your founder discount already applied, and a reminder appears in the app's notification bell. One tap continues your plan at the founder price.\n\nEverything you've moved keeps working exactly as it is, and your founder price stays locked in for good once you continue.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends"}}]},"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><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 class=\"fl-on\"><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\">What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?</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/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a></p>\n<h1>What happens when my Inner Circle free period ends?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> About a week before it ends you get an email with a one-click payment link that has your founder discount applied, plus an in-app reminder. Your founder price is locked in.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>About a week before your free period ends, we email you a <strong>one-click payment link</strong> that opens checkout with your founder discount already applied, and a reminder appears in the app&#39;s notification bell. One tap continues your plan at the founder price.</p>\n<p>Everything you&#39;ve moved keeps working exactly as it is, and your founder price stays locked in for good once you continue.</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/what-is-the-inner-circle\">What is the Storage Studio Inner Circle?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan\">What reminders does Storage Studio show about my plan?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}