how to evaluate JetBrains IDE ? for Mac OS X
# step 1 remove eval key
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/JetBrains/*/eval/*.key
# Step 2 Remove all `evl*` properties
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/JetBrains/*/options/other.xml
# step 3
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/*jetbrains*.plist
# Step 4 Remove all jetbrains keys
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.java.util.prefs.plist
# Step 5 Kill Preferences Daemon and Client
ps ax | grep cfprefsd | awk '{print $1}'|sudo xargs kill -9
Linux 2020.x
# 1 remove eval/*.key
rm ~/.config/JetBrains/PHPStorm*/eval/*.key
# 2 remove all properties named `evl*` in options/other.xml
nvim ~/.config/JetBrains/PHPStorm*/options/other.xml
# 3 clear cache
rm -rf ~/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrains/phpstorm
# 4 clear all device_id related with jetbrains
nvim ~/.java/.userPrefs/prefs.xml
nvim ~/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrians/prefs.xml
Microsoft Windows
# 1. Detele eval key
del %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\JetBrains\PhpStorm2020.2\eval
# 2. delete all `evl*` properties
edit %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\JetBrains\PhpStorm2020.2\options\other.xml
# 3. Delete device id and user id
del %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\JetBrains\PermanentDeviceId
del %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\JetBrains\PermanentUserId
# 4. Delete reg entry jetbrains
reg delete HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\jetbrains /f
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