Reset trial Navicat 15, Navicat 16, Navicat 17 on Linux

reset-trial-navicat.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

# Author: NakamuraOS <https://github.com/nakamuraos>
# Latest update: 03/19/2025
# Tested with Navicat 15.x, 16.x, and 17.x on Debian and Ubuntu.

BGRED="\e[1;97;41m"
ENDCOLOR="\e[0m"

echo -e "${BGRED}                                            ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}  ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐  ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}  │            !!! WARNING !!!           │  ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}  ├──────────────────────────────────────┤  ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}  │      ALL DATA can be destroyed.      │  ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}  │   Always BACKUP before continuing.   │  ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}  └──────────────────────────────────────┘  ${ENDCOLOR}"
echo -e "${BGRED}                                            ${ENDCOLOR}"

echo -e "Report issues:\n> https://gist.github.com/nakamuraos/717eb99b5e145ed11cd754ad3714b302\n"
echo -e "Reset trial \e[1mNavicat Premium\e[0m:"

if [[ ! "${1:-}" =~ ^--?[Yy]([eE][sS])?$ ]]; then
    read -p "Are you sure? (y/N) " -r
    echo
    if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]([eE][sS])?$ ]]; then
        echo "Aborted."
        exit 0
    fi
fi

echo "Starting reset..."
DATE=$(date '+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')

# Backup
echo "=> Creating a backup..."
mkdir -p ~/.config/dconf/user-backup ~/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences-backup
cp ~/.config/dconf/user ~/.config/dconf/user-backup/user.$DATE
echo "The user dconf backup was created at $HOME/.config/dconf/user-backup/user.$DATE"
cp ~/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences.json ~/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences-backup/preferences.json.$DATE
echo "The Navicat preferences backup was created at $HOME/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences-backup/preferences.json.$DATE"

if ! command -v dconf &>/dev/null; then
    echo "=> dconf is not installed. Installing..."

    if command -v apt-get &>/dev/null; then
        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install -y dconf-cli
    elif command -v dnf &>/dev/null; then
        sudo dnf install -y dconf
    elif command -v yum &>/dev/null; then
        sudo yum install -y dconf
    elif command -v pacman &>/dev/null; then
        sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm dconf
    else
        echo "Package manager not supported. Please install dconf manually."
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# Clear data in dconf
echo "=> Resetting..."
dconf reset -f /com/premiumsoft/navicat-premium/
echo "The user dconf data was reset"

# Remove data fields in config file
sed -i -E 's/,?"([A-F0-9]+)":\{([^\}]+)},?//g' ~/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences.json
echo "The Navicat preferences was reset"

# Done
echo "Done."

exit 0

Does this script will reset settings ? So if I save connection, will this script erase it?

No. It'll keep all current settings, your connections will remain in place.

I got this error: reset-trial-navicat.sh: 23: [[: not found
Did I do something wrong?

I got this error: reset-trial-navicat.sh: 23: [[: not found Did I do something wrong?

Run it as sudo

I got this error: reset-trial-navicat.sh: 23: [[: not found Did I do something wrong?

Run it as sudo

still the same error bruh :<

still the same error bruh :<

What distro do you use?

What distro do you use?

I am using Ubuntu 22.04

What distro do you use?

I am using Ubuntu 22.04

Can you show screenshot how do run command, and the result? It works good on ubuntu 22.04

that's my terminal

@Cien267 use
sudo ./reset-trial-navicat.sh
I think this script uses bash commands in it. And sh can't normally execute

@dotmitsu
I try chmod +x and run "./" instead of "sh" and it works. Thank you very much <3

confirm it works on 17.0

really works. Thank you

confirm it works on 17.1
Thank you

it works

find preferences.json preferences.json.lock
remove them
start navicat

Is there a win version available

Funciona, muchas gracias

Is there no chance of data or databases being deleted?

Is there no chance of data or databases being deleted?

Short answer: No, absolute.

Navicat is a database management tool, and it doesn't store your data. The connections in Navicat are just login information and configurations to access databases on remote servers.

This script only modifies Navicat's trial data (such as registry entries or configuration files), it won't affect your actual database data. However, it's still a good idea to backup your navicat data in case you have multiple important connection configurations, and newer versions of Navicat have changes in how connection configurations are stored.

https://gist.github.com/nakamuraos/717eb99b5e145ed11cd754ad3714b302?permalink_comment_id=5047858#gistcomment-5047858

You save my life, thank you so much.

It works but it doesn't in 17.3.2. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.

It works but it doesn't in 17.3.2. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.

@i-oc Can you show me a screenshot after running this script?

(base) michale@michale-PC:~/tools$ ./reset-trial-navicat.sh

┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ !!! WARNING !!! │
├──────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ALL DATA can be destroyed. │
│ Always BACKUP before continuing. │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

Report issues:

https://gist.github.com/nakamuraos/717eb99b5e145ed11cd754ad3714b302

Reset trial Navicat Premium:
Are you sure? (y/N) y

Starting reset...
=> Creating a backup...
The user dconf backup was created at /home/michale/.config/dconf/user.20250923_094844.bk
cp: 对 '/home/michale/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences.json' 调用 stat 失败: 没有那个文件或目录
The Navicat preferences backup was created at /home/michale/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences.json.20250923_094844.bk
=> Resetting...
./reset-trial-navicat.sh: 行 43: dconf: 未找到命令
The user dconf data was reset
sed：无法读取 /home/michale/.config/navicat/Premium/preferences.json：没有那个文件或目录
The Navicat preferences was reset
Done.

./reset-trial-navicat.sh: 行 43: dconf: 未找到命令

@MIchale-GPT It seems that dconf is not installed on your system. You can install it using the command:

sudo apt install dconf-cli

It works but it doesn't in 17.3.2. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.

@i-oc Can you show me a screenshot after running this script?

I try delete '~/.config/navicat/Premium/' but doesnt't. I used the lite version before using it, could it be related to this?

It works but it doesn't in 17.3.2. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.

@i-oc Can you show me a screenshot after running this script?

@i-oc I've run this script on Navicat 17.3.2 and Ubuntu 22.04, and it still works. Did you completely exit Navicat before running this script? Can you check that the output of ps aux | grep navicat does not include any Navicat process?

It works but it doesn't in 17.3.2. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.

@i-oc Can you show me a screenshot after running this script?

@i-oc I've run this script on Navicat 17.3.2 and Ubuntu 22.04, and it still works. Did you completely exit Navicat before running this script? Can you check that the output of ps aux | grep navicat does not include any Navicat process?

I checked,but doesn't.

I checked,but doesn't.

I’m not sure why it isn’t working on your computer. How did you install and run Navicat?

I’m not sure why it isn’t working on your computer. How did you install and run Navicat?
Sorry,I think I found the reason.Since the lite version has not been deleted and is in the same directory, you can reset it by deleting and reinstalling it.

is there any way to "hide" the trial reminder?