{"id":"licensing-payments.when-does-the-trial-start-counting","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/when-does-the-trial-start-counting","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"free-trial","title":"The free trial"},"question":"When does the free trial start counting down?","alt_questions":["Does the trial start when I download?","trial start date storage studio","Does the trial begin at install or first launch?","When did my trial begin?"],"short_answer":"It starts when you finish registering on first launch, not at download or install, and then counts calendar days whether or not the Mac is on.","answer_markdown":"The trial starts when you finish registering on first launch — after you enter your details and the email code checks out. Downloading or installing the app doesn't start it.\n\nFrom then on it counts calendar days, so it keeps counting whether or not your Mac is switched on. The start and end dates are shown in **Settings → License**.","answer_html":"

The trial starts when you finish registering on first launch — after you enter your details and the email code checks out. Downloading or installing the app doesn't start it.

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From then on it counts calendar days, so it keeps counting whether or not your Mac is switched on. The start and end dates are shown in Settings → License.

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Licensing & payments · The free trial

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When does the free trial start counting down?

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Short answer: It starts when you finish registering on first launch, not at download or install, and then counts calendar days whether or not the Mac is on.

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The trial starts when you finish registering on first launch — after you enter your details and the email code checks out. Downloading or installing the app doesn't start it.

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From then on it counts calendar days, so it keeps counting whether or not your Mac is switched on. The start and end dates are shown in Settings → License.

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