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Update: What was called a '''Serial Number''' for perpetual licenses is now called a '''Subscription ID''' | |||
for the subscription license, but they behave similarly. | |||
* A '''license''' grants you ONE serial number | * A '''license''' grants you ONE serial number | ||
* One serial number may be used to '''activate''' two computers (Mac or Windows doesn't matter) | * One serial number may be used to '''activate''' two computers (Mac or Windows doesn't matter) | ||
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* To activate your second computer, run kJams and go "Help->Enter Serial Number" then use "[http://lifehacker.com/5801525/help-new-pc-users-learn-how-to-copy-cut-and-paste copy and paste]" to paste your serial number | * To activate your second computer, run kJams and go "Help->Enter Serial Number" then use "[http://lifehacker.com/5801525/help-new-pc-users-learn-how-to-copy-cut-and-paste copy and paste]" to paste your serial number | ||
* To deactivate a computer (say, to move to another computer, or before you reformat your computer), run kJams and go "Help->Deactivate" | * To deactivate a computer (say, to move to another computer, or before you reformat your computer), run kJams and go "Help->Deactivate" | ||
* Licenses '''are''' transferable | * Licenses do not "float" but they '''are''' [[Transferring|transferable]]. In other words, if you've used up your two activations, and you wish to move to a new computer, you must deactivate one computer, so you can activate the new one. | ||
==Activations are tied to your computer== | ==Activations are tied to your computer== | ||
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* your computer goes "in for repair" | * your computer goes "in for repair" | ||
If your kJams goes back to "(Tryout)" mode for any reason, simply contact me and I'll reset your activations. | If your kJams goes back to "(Tryout)" mode for any reason, simply contact me and I'll reset your activations. | ||
==Where is my Serial Number license file located?== | |||
Your Serial Number file is located in the preferences folder in your home folder. | |||
Mac: <home folder>/Library/Preferences/kJams/... | |||
Win: <home folder>/AppData/Roaming/Preferences/kJams/... | |||
Then inside that folder will be "'''kJams X Serial Number.plist'''" or "'''kJams Y Subscription ID.plist'''" | |||
The easy way to get there is simply to run kJams, and go "Help->Reveal Preferences". | |||
You can send this file to your backup computer to activate it, or transfer it to a new computer, just put it in the same place. | |||
==Further Info== | ==Further Info== | ||
* What to do if your SN [[Serial_Number_Stopped_Working|stops working]] | |||
* What do if your SN [[Serial_Number_Stopped_Working|stops working]] | * If it gets [[Activations|stuck in Tryout Mode]] no matter what you do. | ||
* If it gets [[Activations|stuck in Tryout Mode]] | * When you buy kJams, you do '''not''' need to [[Enter Serial Number|Enter the Serial Number]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:01, 31 August 2026
Update: What was called a Serial Number for perpetual licenses is now called a Subscription ID for the subscription license, but they behave similarly.
- A license grants you ONE serial number
- One serial number may be used to activate two computers (Mac or Windows doesn't matter)
- One license is intended for one person (ie: you can not give your second activation to another person)
- To activate your second computer, run kJams and go "Help->Enter Serial Number" then use "copy and paste" to paste your serial number
- To deactivate a computer (say, to move to another computer, or before you reformat your computer), run kJams and go "Help->Deactivate"
- Licenses do not "float" but they are transferable. In other words, if you've used up your two activations, and you wish to move to a new computer, you must deactivate one computer, so you can activate the new one.
Activations are tied to your computer
Your serial number may stop working if any of the following happens:
- You replace or reformat your startup drive
- You replace your networking card (ethernet)
- Your Operating System makes a major change (eg: going from 10.4 to 10.5 can sometimes cause a deactivation)
- You switch to a different computer.
- your computer goes "in for repair"
If your kJams goes back to "(Tryout)" mode for any reason, simply contact me and I'll reset your activations.
Where is my Serial Number license file located?
Your Serial Number file is located in the preferences folder in your home folder.
Mac: <home folder>/Library/Preferences/kJams/... Win: <home folder>/AppData/Roaming/Preferences/kJams/...
Then inside that folder will be "kJams X Serial Number.plist" or "kJams Y Subscription ID.plist"
The easy way to get there is simply to run kJams, and go "Help->Reveal Preferences".
You can send this file to your backup computer to activate it, or transfer it to a new computer, just put it in the same place.
Further Info
- What to do if your SN stops working
- If it gets stuck in Tryout Mode no matter what you do.
- When you buy kJams, you do not need to Enter the Serial Number