To Preserve a License When Reinstalling an Operating System

How to use the license folder in this situation.

The following procedure prevents a license failure when reinstalling the operating system.

This procedure is for the Windows operating system. If you are running Autodesk products on Mac OS X or Linux platforms, see your product supplement to Installation Help for more information.

Note: If using Norton™ Ghost™ or another image utility, do not include the Master Boot Record.

1. Locate one of the following license folders and make a backup copy:
   • (Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Server 2008, 2008 R2, or 2012) C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet
2. Reinstall the operating system and reinstall the Autodesk product.
3. Paste the license folder to the same location from where you originally copied it in step 1.

   You can now run your Autodesk product.