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Old 11-24-2021, 08:38 AM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

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You likely need an iLok account, even to use only the cloud authorization (not physical iLok). Have you set up an account and logged into the iLok License Manager app? Apologies if this seems obvious.


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I have an Ilok account, thanks for the suggestion though! Sometimes the complex issues have a simple solution :)
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Old 11-24-2021, 08:38 AM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

Sorry, I meant iLok support. Avid provides trial license to your iLok account and if there is a problem activating the license, it is iLok problem, not Avid problem.
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Old 11-24-2021, 08:40 AM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

I’ve had cloud issues with trials as well even though Avid says it will work.

One thing to check is to make sure you have the latest version of iLok installed. Sometimes having an outdated version will cause issues.

Also, I saw that you have a ProTools First license. That definitely won’t work in the cloud and it’s possible it’s getting confused with that license. I’ve had that happen as well.
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Old 11-24-2021, 09:17 AM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

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...Here is a screen recording of the error: https://streamable.com/wvzfvi...
Your recording mostly shows your drive (DESKTOP) with your Pro Tools First license. That's separate from the Pro Tools trial. Your iLok Cloud (just above that) shows 0 licenses though our system here shows the trial license activated this morning. The error at 0:28 states that you can't manually activate a license to your iLok Cloud in Automatic mode. Try switching to Managed mode for it to act like an iLok USB key.

So... is this working now?
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

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Your recording mostly shows your drive (DESKTOP) with your Pro Tools First license. That's separate from the Pro Tools trial. Your iLok Cloud (just above that) shows 0 licenses though our system here shows the trial license activated this morning. The error at 0:28 states that you can't manually activate a license to your iLok Cloud in Automatic mode. Try switching to Managed mode for it to act like an iLok USB key.

So... is this working now?
I always forget about managed mode. Ah the little things.
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Old 11-25-2021, 10:27 AM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

Just an update, Have contacted Avid support to try to fix this. Will update here once fixed!
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Old 11-26-2021, 12:36 PM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

Wondering if anyone might have any other ideas?
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Old 11-27-2021, 07:59 AM
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Default Re: This license can only be activated to an iLok. Please plug one in."

Buy an iLok or try authorizing on a different computer to see if the cloud authorization works.

Did you try any of things that were suggested?
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