---
id: licensing-payments.what-happens-when-my-trial-ends
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-trial-ends
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "The free trial"
question: "What happens when my free trial ends?"
alt_questions:
  - "Trial expired, what now?"
  - "storage studio trial over"
  - "Your trial has ended screen"
  - "Does the app stop working after the trial?"
  - "after trial ends storage studio"
short_answer: "You see the trial-ended screen: pick a plan, extend the trial, apply a coupon or activate a code. Automatic work pauses, but nothing is deleted and moved items stay where they are."
tags: ["trial", "trial ended", "paywall"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-extend-my-free-trial", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-stops-working-without-an-active-licence"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What happens when my free trial ends?

Storage Studio shows the **Your trial has ended** screen with your options: pick a plan, extend the trial by verifying an email (if you're still eligible), apply a coupon, or activate a licence or onboarding code you already have.

Automatic work such as scheduled rules, moves, cloud transfers and Free Up Space pauses until you activate a plan. Nothing is deleted, and everything you've already moved stays where it is and keeps opening normally.

If you'd rather decide later, **Quit Storage Studio** closes the app and leaves your data and settings untouched.