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I have JetBrains IntelliJ installed, how do I remove the license settings? I can find the license details in
Help > Register...
menu but that does not allow me to remove license settings or to enter invalid data like a nonexisting license server.Use case: I have a license server installed which is running out of licenses. I want to make sure that my machine does not take a seat if I ever happen to start IntelliJ.
Jan HJan H
4 Answers
To remove the license key:
- Find the IntelliJ configuration directory
- Find the .key license file
- Remove or rename the .key license file
In my case on a Windows 7 machine I could find this license key in
C:Usersyou.IntelliJIdea13configidea13.key
Jan HJan H
Not sure about older versions, but in 2016.2 removing the
.key
file(s) didn't work for me.I'm using my JetBrains account and used the 'Remove License' button found at the bottom of the registration dialog. You can find this under the
Help
menu or from the startup dialog via Configure -> Manage License...
.shouspershousper
For IntelliJIdea10 in Windows 7
- locate the folder
.IntelliJIdea10
- move the location
.IntelliJIdea10configeval
- remove the file
idea6.evaluation.key
Baiju ChandranBaiju Chandran
I think there are more solutions!
You can start the app, and here are 3 things you can do:
- If the app shows for the first time the 'import settings' dialog and then the 'create/open a project' dialog, you can click on
Settings
>Manage License...
>Remove License
, and that removes for all Jetbrains products*. - If you open products like IntelliJ IDEA and have projects currently active (like the app open automatically the all IDE without prompt), then click on
File
>Close Project
, and follow the first step. - Inside any app of IntelliJ, click on
Help
>Register...
>Remove license
.
*In case you have a license for a pack of products. If not, you have to remove the license per product individually. Check the 3rd step.
EleazRsEleazRs
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My goal is to avoid manual configuration of the license server:
Tome Pejoski
Tome PejoskiTome Pejoski
2 Answers
I asked the same question on the IntelliJ IDEA Help Center and got an answer from JetBrains support employee: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/206666999
Seems that there is no IntelliJ configuration property to setup the license server.
The options are either to configure the DNS lookup or to copy an existing key into the config folder.
Tome PejoskiTome Pejoski
There is actually a simple way, contrary to the accepted answer. It is just a matter of creating this file (on macOS):
$HOME/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea<version>/idea.key
That path will need to be adjusted for Windows and Linux.The contents of this file is just a single line pointing to your license server. For example, if your license server is running at
http://jetbrains.example.com
, then the idea.key
file should contain:URL:http://jetbrains.example.com
thecodesmith_thecodesmith_