1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Navigate to the installation folder of dbForge Data Compare that contains the datacompare.com executable.
The default path is C:\Program Files\Devart\Compare Bundle for SQL Server\dbForge Data Compare for SQL Server.
Note
If you installed dbForge Data Compare as part of dbForge SQL Tools, the default path to the installation folder is
C:\Program Files\Devart\dbForge SQL Tools Enterprise\dbForge Data Compare for SQL Server.
3. Run the following command, replacing <activation_key> with your actual key:
datacompare.com /activate /key:<activation_key>