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Final Cut Pro X trial reset
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final-cut-pro-trial-reset.swift
#!/usr/bin/swift
import Foundation
let path = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSString(string: "~/Library/Application Support/.ffuserdata").expandingTildeInPath)
let data = try! NSData(contentsOf: path) as Data
let dictionary = try! NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchiveTopLevelObjectWithData(data) as! NSDictionary
let mutableDictionary = dictionary.mutableCopy() as! NSMutableDictionary
for (key, value) in mutableDictionary {
if value is NSDate {
mutableDictionary[key] = Date()
}
}
try! NSKeyedArchiver.archivedData(withRootObject: mutableDictionary, requiringSecureCoding: false).write(to: path)
print("You'd better buy it")
@andresreibel
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Install FCPX trial
Open terminal and run: crontab -e
Add line: 0 0 */90 * * rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata
Save in nano: CTRL + O, Enter, CTRL + X
Save in vim: ESC, :wq, Enter
Verify cronjob: crontab -l

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geetch commented Sep 28, 2024

Can anyone confirm if it is working on macos sequoia?

@andresreibel
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It’s working for me on the latest fcp. Just run the rm command in the terminal and check the trial period length.

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geetch commented Sep 28, 2024

It’s working for me on the latest fcp. Just run the rm command in the terminal and check the trial period length.

Did you execute it in macOS Sequoia?

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andresreibel commented Sep 28, 2024 via email

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utkcodes commented Oct 1, 2024

Please confirm if it still works on macOS Sequoia?

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andresreibel commented Oct 1, 2024 via email

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l0u1sg commented Nov 15, 2024

The latest version of Final Cut Pro seems not to work with this script:

main/final-cut-pro-trial-reset.swift:6: Fatal error: 'try!' expression unexpectedly raised an error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “.ffuserdata” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/[RESTRICTED]/Library/Application Support/.ffuserdata, NSURL=file:///Users/[RESTRICTED]/Library/Application%20Support/.ffuserdata, NSUnderlyingError=0x12e610c40 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}

Does someone have a solution?

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