Final Cut Pro X trial reset

Command worked on the trial version of FCPX 10.5 running natively on a new Macbook Pro with M1 chip!

mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

In which folder is the file to delate?

mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

It works perfectly on the New Macbook Pro.
Might anyone have an automated script, so my mac will run that command automatically every 80 days?

Thanks now I can keep editing videos

@Vdbsteve I might work on that later

@Vdbsteve I might work on that later

Is it possible to use automator to apply this command every 80 days?

BTW — A much simpler approach would be to just remove the current .ffuserdata file from the App Support directory altogether.
mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash
This will also reset the trial period back to 30 days and will make FCP create a new one at launch.
Tested with FCPX 10.4.6.

Hi, if i do this will it delete all my projects?

@Bentyy
I have not tried it yet since its my first day installing final cut pro x, I will try tomorrow, but the only thing that is being deleted is the userdata, so probably not, it probably just wipes your user information, so final cut pro doesn't remember that you've used it before, but should not delete any projects or videos, but if you are cautious, you can export them just in case.

Logic X Pro 10.4.8 Trial

https://www.apple.com/in/logic-pro/trial/

Sorry but this is only the latest version. In this case 10.6.1. But thanks anyway

New to this, so what do I first? Open up the terminal on my Mac and input the code at the very top? Or input a single command but change the location of folders/files and name of Mac to my own? Also, currently on 11.2.3 of Big Sur.

Final Cut Pro 10.5.1 Trial

Hi
Recently open termsnal and typing this

mv -v ~/Library/Application\ SupPort/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

And it work! Also, currently on 11.4 of Big Sur.

Beautiful, thank you! I pasted below in Terminal on Catalina 10.15.7 and worked like a charm.

mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

How about Final cut 10.5.4 , any one successful ?

I used the mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash
Show no mach file , any idea ?

For Monterey OS you can use...

nano .zshrc then add alias fcpxreset='rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata'

Relaunch Terminal after...

Here's a one click solution for MacOS Monterey:
Run the Shortcuts App.
Click on the "+" to create new shortcut.
On the right search for "Run Shell Script" and create a new shortcut.
Paste in the command "rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata". You can then press the "run" triangle to test it.
Under File menu (left upper screen) choose "Add to Dock" and close out.
You should now have a pink shortcut on your dock. ONE CLICK whenever you want to reset FCP (should also work for Logic Pro).
Note that clicking on the shortcut when FCP is already reset will give you an error that ".ffuserdata" is not found. Wait another day and it'll work.

BONUS: For the ultimate in laziness and convenience, edit this shortcut by ADDING the action "Open App" choosing FCP so one-click will reset FCP AND open FCP !!!

Thanks - I‘ve already bought it and have the right version. Thanks anyway

Author

@tueng1 Ha-ha, nice

How to reset logic pro free trial??

mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

mv: rename /Users/username/Library/Application Support/.ffuserdata to /Users/username/.Trash/.ffuserdata: No such file or directory

Added later:
Actually I need Logic Pro reset trial, not Final Cut.
Sorry, pirate brothers. Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

Whenever I try running the command it spits out override rw-r--r-- user/staff for /Users/user/.Trash/.ffuserdata? (y/n [n])

Thank you so much @tueng1
I use your method and it is amazing! It works!

For anyone who keeps forgetting which is the correct command to use, I made a simple gist. Feel free to save it so that you can come back to it later. Find it here: https://gist.github.com/TehBrian/bf82c7505b647d423da6d5abbe2b95a3

Just copied and pasted the command from above into my terminal and it worked! Final Cut went from 46 days back to 90! Awesome! Is there a command we can use for Logic Pro?

Logic Pro X Trial reset:
mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.lpxuserdata ~/.Trash

Does anyone have a Logic Pro 10.5 trial download link? I have Mojave, this version is the highest I can use.

@dannote the last comment looks like some kind of scam.

Author

@notxcain Removed it, thnx

Hi guys, I'm trying to run the command on my M1, but it still give me the error message "no such file or directory". Ran it on my intel mac and worked. Can you help me?