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Final Cut Pro Trial Reset
mv -vf ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash
@Ibn-Omar-Romel
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I was trying this "mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash"
But I got No such file or directory. I am currently using Macbook Air M1

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bzx commented Nov 12, 2025

I was trying this "mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash" But I got No such file or directory. I am currently using Macbook Air M1

see my response 2 posts above, it just works.

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I was trying this "mv -v ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash" But I got No such file or directory. I am currently using Macbook Air M1

did you try running the script in the gist?

@TehBrian
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Is it working on MacOS Tahoe?

not sure. i’m staying away from Tahoe until apple’s engineers figure out how to make a stable OS again

@TehBrian
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I was following Adobe Zii on Reddit and I had a few posts saved with info on "how to" and they got banned on Reddit. So now all posts have disappeared. Do you know if this place is the same guys that were on Reddit? https://tntzii.com/how-to-use-adobe-zii/ Can I trust the info on here? Does anyone know?

seems like the domain has expired, so i guess there’s your answer

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S1m0na101 commented Nov 17, 2025

Is it working on MacOS Tahoe?

Yes, it does work with Tahoe. Unfortunately I had to upgrade to Tahoe because I forgot to cancel the counter file for FCP and it expired. I had to download it again and you need the latest system now if you want to download. I can still find and see the .ffuserdata file.

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selmns commented Dec 17, 2025

Can someone explain what to do if it expired I saw this happened to a few people on here!

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S1m0na101 commented Dec 18, 2025

Can someone explain what to do if it expired I saw this happened to a few people on here!

You go to Apple Final Cut Pro page and download again. You can download as many times as you want as long as the version is different. If the version has not changed since your last download, you need to wait until they update to a newer version.

Also, you now need Tahoe to download FCP. If you don't have Tahoe you need to upgrade and then download FCP.

@PledgeVentures
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FIXED by running the updated command to wipe the new .ffuserdata file location:

mv -vf ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

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FIXED by running the updated command to wipe the new .ffuserdata file location:

mv -vf ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

Worked perfectly

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FIXED by running the updated command to wipe the new .ffuserdata file location:

mv -vf ~/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application\ Support/.ffuserdata ~/.Trash

this is the command in the gist

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