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Reinstalling an Operating System

    If you reinstall your operating system on the computer where your Autodesk license resides, the license might fail. You will not be able to use your product. To resolve a license error in this case, you must reactivate your product. See Activation.

    To prevent a license error when you reinstall an operating system

    1. Make a backup copy of the following folder:
      • Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher/FLEXnet
    2. Reinstall the operating system and reinstall the Autodesk product.
    3. Paste the license folder to the same location from which you originally copied the folder in step 1.

      You can now run your Autodesk product.