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Final Cut Pro Trial Reset
mv -v ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash
@martabpa
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hey there! can you help me set this on my Macbook, please? my 90 days trial ended and I do not have access to my files!

@TehBrian
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TehBrian commented Feb 27, 2023

Just run the command above in Terminal, and that should renew the trial.

@Doghead1234
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Another way that may be useful:

  1. Open Finder and open > libraries > application support
  2. Then open terminal and type:
    1 defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true
    2 killall Finder
  3. Then go back to Finder and find .ffuserdata file and delete it. Now the trial should be reseted to 90 days.

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TehBrian commented May 27, 2023

To show hidden files (which is what the defaults command does), you can also just press Cmd+Shift+. in any Finder window.

@aryan8989
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bro but now it is not working maybe software update is the reason

@Doghead1234
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it works for me

@Doghead1234
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sequoia 15.2 still works...

@Doghead1234
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apple hasn't realised that people are stealing their program for few years

@Doghead1234
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there are so many tutorials on it

@FreeGuyAi
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not worked this "mv -v ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash
", i updated it.

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true && killall Finder && rm /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata 2>/dev/null && echo ".ffuserdata deleted" || echo ".ffuserdata not found"

@Doghead1234
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seems like it’s already deleted, try opening final cut pro and then trying again

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Maybe try manually deleting too

@p1x3lmx
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p1x3lmx commented Jan 27, 2025

It's still working mac os sequoia 15.1.1 fc 11.0

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