Switching Authorizations

[accameron]

I currently have my toontrack library (SD3 plus a bunch of EZX and midi packs, and a few EXMix) on two computers – my studio Macbook, and a windows laptop. I understand that for Toontrack, you can have authorizations for two computers at once, with a total of four authorizations.

I just got an office computer that I am in front of all of the time, and I’d like to compose some SD3 tracks. I guess I could unauthorize my windows laptop, but I do like playing with SD3 on that laptop when I am on vacation. A few questions:

1. How difficult is it to switch active authorizations between computers? Assume I am using three total computers, and want to occasionally switch the authorization between two of them.
2. If I unauthorize my windows laptop, does it still keep the SD3 files on the computer? So if I go back and authorize it again the files will all be there and intact?

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[Scott]

Well, you have 4 total authorizations before you’d need to contact Toontrack to free them up. So, if you have 2, and want the third, you’d be removing 1 for the other. Then, removing that one when you want to use the other. Then you’d have used 4 and have to get them freed up.

It’s not really what the single license would be used for. Certainly not convenient. You’d be better off buying another license.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[accameron]

Thanks for the response.

Could you answer my question #2? If I take an authorization away from my windows laptop, do the files stay on that computer until that computer is authorized again?

 

I imagine it will be a while before I want to reauthorize my laptop for this, not doing much traveling for a long time

• This post was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by accameron.

[Scott]

Removing the authorization doesn’t remove and installed files.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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