Final Cut Pro Trial Reset

final-cut-pro-trial-reset.sh

mv -vf ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

This worked thank you very much :)

Will this work on the newest version of final cut pro?

Yes, do yall think apple is ever gonna fix it?

This month, the ffuserdata hidden file is no where to be found. How is this possible? Also, does anyone know how long it takes for the file to reappear on the Application Support folder once you delete it? I still have 9 days to go with the subscription.

I found the file, in another folder. If you have the same issue, and don't find the file in the usual place, try this path to find the file: Library - Containers - Final Cut Pro Trial - Data - Library - Application Support - .ffuserdata. I know it's the same path as the command above, at the top of the page, but when I tried to search it with terminal it would not find the file.

I don’t know what are yall talking about, it’s in the same spot for me

Yes, do yall think apple is ever gonna fix it?

I think one of the developer of fcp left this for us to find out and use fcp for free forever.

not worked this "mv -v ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash ", i updated it.

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true && killall Finder && rm /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata 2>/dev/null && echo ".ffuserdata deleted" || echo ".ffuserdata not found"

this is still working.

Step 1: Run the following command in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true && killall Finder && rm /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata 2>/dev/null && echo ".ffuserdata deleted" || echo ".ffuserdata not found"

This command does the following:

• Shows hidden files in Finder
• Restarts Finder
• Tries to delete the .ffuserdata file
• Prints whether the file was deleted or not

Step 2: If the issue is not fixed, try this workaround:

1. Change your Mac's system date to more than 3 months in the past.
2. You can do this in System Settings > General > Date & Time (disable automatic time sync first).
3. Launch Final Cut Pro.
4. Create a project files as needed.
5. After that, restore the correct date and time on your Mac and use above command.

Leaving the secret free way to use fcp might be a genious marketing idea, if there wasn't any way to do it, people wouldn't buy it because it's super expensive, but people who use it for free will want to use it if they work as editors in the future and the eventual employer will need to buy the license.

guys i found out that the .ffuserdata file can be decoded and contains the date of being generated, by editing the date in the file we might be able to get this to the other level, like changing the trial duration to 99999 days

chat gpt can do it, but it's super complicated operation and my free analysis limit is instantly depleted, someone with paid gpt can do it

Step 1: Run the following command in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true && killall Finder && rm /Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata 2>/dev/null && echo ".ffuserdata deleted" || echo ".ffuserdata not found"

This command does the following:

• Shows hidden files in Finder
• Restarts Finder
• Tries to delete the .ffuserdata file
• Prints whether the file was deleted or not

Step 2: If the issue is not fixed, try this workaround:

1. Change your Mac's system date to more than 3 months in the past.
2. You can do this in System Settings > General > Date & Time (disable automatic time sync first).
3. Launch Final Cut Pro.
4. Create a project files as needed.
5. After that, restore the correct date and time on your Mac and use above command.

Working good Thanks

What do you think about moving this community to a discord server? I can handle it, just let me know if you guys want it. I think that it would make everything simplier, we could even post video tutorials.