Advice: Moving trial version to new laptop

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

The trials are independent and know nothing of each other, so yes. When using a purchased key, there are 2 seats standard, and we offer a 3rd for free, when asked nicely.

How the LightBurn license works

We get asked this a lot, so here it is: You pay once, the software will work forever as long as you have your license key. The key lets you install on up to two machines, and it can be easily moved if you get a new computer. If you need to install on a 3rd machine, we’re happy to update your license to allow it, at no cost. The license key has an expiry date - a year from when you first activated it. When it expires, it’s still valid, you just don’t get updates anymore. If you download a versi…

To use shared settings,

and the following is worth review as well.

Moving software between computers

There are a few steps to consider. You will want to copy the prefs.ini to the new computer. That brings all device profiles and settings. Run LightBurn Click the File menu and choose ‘Open prefs folder’ Quit LightBurn Copy the prefs.ini file to a USB stick, or email to yourself, etc. On the new computer, run LightBurn In the File menu, ‘Open prefs folder’ again Quit LightBurn - this is important, because LightBurn overwrites the prefs when you do this Copy the prefs.ini file from the other …