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  "title": "Redeeming a code",
  "slug": "redeeming-a-code",
  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/redeeming-a-code",
  "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/redeeming-a-code.md",
  "category": "Licensing & payments",
  "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/licensing-and-payments/",
  "tags": [
    "redeem",
    "code",
    "partner",
    "reseller",
    "licence",
    "activation"
  ],
  "summary": "Got a Storage Studio code from a shop, a partner or a printed card? Enter it at storagestudio.us/redeem with your name and email, confirm your email with the 6-digit code we send, and your licence arrives by email — with the steps to install and activate.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-05T16:45:49.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-27T11:13:36.000Z",
  "headings": [
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Redeem your code",
      "id": "redeem-your-code"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What to do now",
      "id": "what-to-do-now"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Entering a code in the app",
      "id": "entering-a-code-in-the-app"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Already redeemed?",
      "id": "already-redeemed"
    }
  ],
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      "label": "your account",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-account"
    },
    {
      "slug": "buying-through-a-partner",
      "label": "Buying through a partner",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/buying-through-a-partner"
    },
    {
      "slug": "coupons-and-codes",
      "label": "Coupons and codes",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/coupons-and-codes"
    },
    {
      "slug": "activating-your-licence",
      "label": "Activating your licence",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/activating-your-licence"
    }
  ],
  "links_in": [
    {
      "slug": "your-account",
      "title": "Your account on storagestudio.us",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-account"
    }
  ],
  "diagrams": [
    {
      "kind": "flowchart",
      "caption": "From a code to an activated Mac",
      "outline": "- Enter your code, name and email\n  - leads to We email a 6-digit code\n- We email a 6-digit code\n  - leads to Type it in to confirm your email\n- Type it in to confirm your email\n  - leads to Your licence arrives by email\n- Your licence arrives by email\n  - leads to Install Storage Studio and activate\n",
      "source": "%% caption: From a code to an activated Mac\nflowchart TD\n  A[Enter your code, name and email] --> B[We email a 6-digit code]\n  B --> C[Type it in to confirm your email]\n  C --> D[Your licence arrives by email]\n  D --> E[Install Storage Studio and activate]"
    }
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  "screenshots_pending": [],
  "faqs": [],
  "text": "If you bought Storage Studio from a shop or a partner, or got a printed card, you have a code to redeem. Redeeming turns it into your own licence, sent to your email. Redeem your code From a code to an activated Mac Flowchart outline: From a code to an activated Mac Enter your code, name and email leads to We email a 6-digit code We email a 6-digit code leads to Type it in to confirm your email Type it in to confirm your email leads to Your licence arrives by email Your licence arrives by email leads to Install Storage Studio and activate Go to storagestudio.us/redeem . Enter your code , your name and your email . Use an email address you'll keep — your licence is sent there, and it's how you sign in to your account later. Temporary or throwaway addresses aren't accepted. Bought from a reseller? You can add the seller's invoice number, their GST number if it's shown, and a photo or PDF of the receipt. This is optional — skip it if you don't have one. Choose Continue . We email you a 6-digit code . Type the code into the page and choose Confirm and continue . It works for 10 minutes; Send a new code gets you another one, and Change email lets you fix a mistyped address. Your code is only used once your email is confirmed, so a typo in your address can't send your licence to someone else. What to do now The page then shows what to do next: Check your email for your licence code. Install Storage Studio if it isn't on your Mac yet — the page has a Download Storage Studio button. In the app, choose Licence → Activate and paste your code. If your code also includes Delta storage, open Data Backup in the app and choose Set up my vault — your storage is already paid for. Entering a code in the app The licence screen in Storage Studio opens with a green card, Have an onboarding code or a partner code? , so you don't have to look for where a code goes: Enter my code — type your name, your email and the code. An onboarding code starts your licence straight away; a partner discount code takes you to checkout with your price. Register with seller's invoice — opens the redeem page on our website, for a code you bought from a reseller together with their invoice. The same codes work in Settings → License → Activate , where the box reads Onboarding code or partner code . Already redeemed? If the code was already redeemed with your email, the page says so: search your inbox (and spam folder) for the email with your licence, then activate it in the app with the same email. If your email already has a licence with us, you can see everything in your account . A code that extends a trial needs nothing more — the app picks up the new date by itself. More answers are in the Storage Studio FAQ . See also: Buying through a partner , Coupons and codes , Activating your licence .",
  "markdown": "If you bought Storage Studio from a shop or a partner, or got a printed card, you have a **code** to redeem. Redeeming turns it into your own licence, sent to your email.\n\n## Redeem your code\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: From a code to an activated Mac\nflowchart TD\n  A[Enter your code, name and email] --> B[We email a 6-digit code]\n  B --> C[Type it in to confirm your email]\n  C --> D[Your licence arrives by email]\n  D --> E[Install Storage Studio and activate]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — From a code to an activated Mac. Outline:*\n\n- Enter your code, name and email\n  - leads to We email a 6-digit code\n- We email a 6-digit code\n  - leads to Type it in to confirm your email\n- Type it in to confirm your email\n  - leads to Your licence arrives by email\n- Your licence arrives by email\n  - leads to Install Storage Studio and activate\n\n1. Go to **storagestudio.us/redeem**.\n2. Enter **your code**, **your name** and **your email**. Use an email address you'll keep — your licence is sent there, and it's how you sign in to [your account](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-account) later. Temporary or throwaway addresses aren't accepted.\n3. **Bought from a reseller?** You can add the seller's invoice number, their GST number if it's shown, and a photo or PDF of the receipt. This is optional — skip it if you don't have one.\n4. Choose **Continue**. We email you a **6-digit code**.\n5. Type the code into the page and choose **Confirm and continue**. It works for 10 minutes; **Send a new code** gets you another one, and **Change email** lets you fix a mistyped address.\n\nYour code is only used once your email is confirmed, so a typo in your address can't send your licence to someone else.\n\n## What to do now\n\nThe page then shows what to do next:\n\n1. **Check your email** for your licence code.\n2. **Install Storage Studio** if it isn't on your Mac yet — the page has a **Download Storage Studio** button.\n3. In the app, choose **Licence → Activate** and paste your code.\n\nIf your code also includes Delta storage, open **Data Backup** in the app and choose **Set up my vault** — your storage is already paid for.\n\n## Entering a code in the app\n\nThe licence screen in Storage Studio opens with a green card, **Have an onboarding code or a partner code?**, so you don't have to look for where a code goes:\n\n- **Enter my code** — type your name, your email and the code. An onboarding code starts your licence straight away; a partner discount code takes you to checkout with your price.\n- **Register with seller's invoice** — opens the redeem page on our website, for a code you bought from a reseller together with their invoice.\n\nThe same codes work in **Settings → License → Activate**, where the box reads *Onboarding code or partner code*.\n\n## Already redeemed?\n\nIf the code was already redeemed with your email, the page says so: search your inbox (and spam folder) for the email with your licence, then activate it in the app with the same email. If your email already has a licence with us, you can see everything in [your account](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-account).\n\nA code that extends a trial needs nothing more — the app picks up the new date by itself.\n\nMore answers: https://storagestudio.us/faq\n\nSee also: [Buying through a partner](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/buying-through-a-partner), [Coupons and codes](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/coupons-and-codes), [Activating your licence](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/activating-your-licence).\n"
}