Reset Navicat Premium 15/16 remaining trial days

navicat_premium_reset_trial.sh

#!/bin/bash

set -e

file=$(defaults read /Applications/Navicat\ Premium.app/Contents/Info.plist)

regex="CFBundleShortVersionString = \"([^\.]+)"
[[ $file =~ $regex ]]

version=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}

echo "Detected Navicat Premium version $version"

case $version in
    "16")
        file=~/Library/Preferences/com.navicat.NavicatPremium.plist
        ;;
    "15")
        file=~/Library/Preferences/com.prect.NavicatPremium15.plist
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Version '$version' not handled"
        exit 1
       ;;
esac

echo "Reseting trial time..."

regex="([0-9A-Z]{32}) = "
[[ $(defaults read $file) =~ $regex ]]

hash=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}

if [ ! -z $hash ]; then
    echo "deleting $hash array..."
    defaults delete $file $hash
fi

regex="\.([0-9A-Z]{32})"
[[ $(ls -a ~/Library/Application\ Support/PremiumSoft\ CyberTech/Navicat\ CC/Navicat\ Premium/ | grep '^\.') =~ $regex ]]

hash2=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}

if [ ! -z $hash2 ]; then
    echo "deleting $hash2 folder..."
    rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/PremiumSoft\ CyberTech/Navicat\ CC/Navicat\ Premium/.$hash2
fi

echo "Done"

my trial period is already over how to make this work anyone please help

@Kumarjit88 You could run this bash shell again, and use crontab command to set a schedule task.

I don't think it's works anymore with version 16.3.3

@Ttou @Danydeidei following the script manually works, I did it with 16.3.1. I will fix regex script later

16.3.2 not working on windows 11 can you help please

@manarsalhab For win try this

Just tested with 16.3.4 on macOS and it is working. This script is NOT for windows.

It works with my mac mini, MacOS 16.6.3.

m2 Mac doesn't work. version 16.3.7

Not works anymore 16.3.5 intel

still working on 16.3.7 for m1.

still working on 16.3.7 for m1.

Thanks. I'm upgrading version now.

need sudo

still working on 16.3.7 for m1.

still working? not working for me.16.3.7, too.

working on 16.3.7. Thanks

Working like charm.

It works for Mac M1.

In case someone hasn't tried it, it doesn't work in version 17.0.5 on Mac M1.