How to activate dbForge Edge
Unless activated, dbForge Studios bundled with dbForge Edge work on a trial basis for 30 days. When this time period expires, users are required to activate the applications using a valid purchased activation key. Activating a single Studio will trigger the automatic activation of the remaining three Studios as well.
The activation can be done either online or offline.
Online activation
This activation method requires an active Internet connection.
To activate dbForge Studio online:
Note
In this guide, we will illustrate how to activate dbForge Studio for SQL Server. However, you can activate any Studio included in the dbForge Edge bundle, and the remaining ones will get activated automatically.
1. Сlick Activate on the pop-up window that appears at the start of dbForge Studio for SQL Server.
Alternatively, click Activate Product on the Help menu.
2. The Activation window opens. Be sure to enter the long alphanumeric activation key received in your email following your purchase, and not the license number in the format: XXXX-XXX-XXX.
Note
If you do not see the email with the activation key, check your Junk/Spam/Bulk folders.
You can always retrieve your activation key at your Customer Portal page.
3. To complete the activation, click Activate.
Offline activation
Offline activation allows you to activate dbForge Studio directly on the Devart website. This activation method comes in handy when online activation encounters difficulties or fails.
To activate dbForge Studio offline:
1. In the Activation window, click Manual Activation. The activation window opens when online activation fails.
2. To copy the activation request text, click Copy to Clipboard.
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To save the activation request text to a text file, click Save to File.
3. Open the Manual Product Activation page on the Devart website, paste the copied text in the text box, and then click Download license. The license file with the .lic extension is downloaded to your computer.
4. On the Activation window of dbForge Studio, click Load license, specify the location of the downloaded .lic file, and click Open.
Activation from the command line
It is also possible to activate dbForge Edge via the command line:
1. Open the command prompt.
2. Navigate to the folder where your product executable file is located.
3. Run a command with the following syntax:
dbforgeedge.com /activate /key:<activation_key>
Note
You need to enter or paste your activation key after the colon symbol.
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