---
title: "Redeeming a code"
url: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/redeeming-a-code
category: "Licensing & 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."
updated: 2026-10-27T11:13:36.000Z
---

# Redeeming a code

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.

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

```mermaid
%% caption: From a code to an activated Mac
flowchart TD
  A[Enter your code, name and email] --> B[We email a 6-digit code]
  B --> C[Type it in to confirm your email]
  C --> D[Your licence arrives by email]
  D --> E[Install Storage Studio and activate]
```

*Flowchart — From a code to an activated Mac. Outline:*

- 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

1. Go to **storagestudio.us/redeem**.
2. 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.
3. **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.
4. Choose **Continue**. We email you a **6-digit code**.
5. 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:

1. **Check your email** for your licence code.
2. **Install Storage Studio** if it isn't on your Mac yet — the page has a **Download Storage Studio** button.
3. 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](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-account).

A code that extends a trial needs nothing more — the app picks up the new date by itself.

More answers: https://storagestudio.us/faq

See 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).

## What links here

- [Your account on storagestudio.us](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-account)