Activating Genozip when offline

When activating Genozip, Genozip sends the activation information to the Genozip server, which is running on Google. This will fail if your machine is not connected to the Internet. In this case, consider the following work-arounds:

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How to activate Genozip on a computer which is not connected to the Internet

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1. Activate Genozip on another computer, which is Internet-connected:

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genozip --activate

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➔ The license file located at ~/.genozip_license.v71 on Linux and Mac and $env:APPDATA/genozip/.genozip_license.v71 on Windows (PowerShell notation).

Note that the file name begins with a ".".

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2. Copy the license file to the target computer at this ↑↑↑ location

 

Tip: You can copy the license file from a Windows/Mac laptop to a Linux machine.

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Note: Google Student doesn't work offline

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Google Student requires an Internet connection not just for activation, but also for compressing files. This is because the telemetry service, which is opt-in for paid licenses, is always enabled in Google Student.

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Questions? email support@genozip.com for help.