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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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January 19, 2022
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when exactly do licenses get verified?

  • January 19, 2022
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Good day! 

Someone who occasionally has to work offline asked me about the exact time CC licenses get verified and I could not tell for sure. 

 

Do any of you know what the exact verification-calendar for an annual license would be? 

Or if logging out and in in the CC application would make sure to start the interval anew? 

 

TIA for any information, 

Pfaffenbichler 

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Correct answer Jeffrey_A_Wright

C.pfaffenbichler, if you have an annual membership then you can be offline for up to 99 days - https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/internet-connection-creative-cloud-apps.html.

 

If you find that you are unable to use Creative Cloud applications offline at all, then it is due the stored licensing information being damaged or invalidated, thus requiring a new connection to validate if the membership is active or not.

 

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January 19, 2022

Adobe would not publish such information. Assume it checks every time. HOWEVER, there is some leeway for being offline for a time. Some say it will allow up to a month, but others report it fails the first day offline.

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertAuthor
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    January 19, 2022

    Thank you! 

     

    I had assumed a month, too, though not certain if it would coincide with a calendar month or just 30 days or … 

     

    Do you have any personal experience or recommendations about how to proceed if one is about to go offline for a while (less than a month) to ensure the license doesn’t terminate due to verification-failure during that time?  

    John Waller
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    John WallerCommunity Expert
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    January 19, 2022

    Yeah, this policy was put into effect shortly after Creative Cloud launched.  There was a creative professional who was traveling to Antarctica who was concerned about the need to be online.  

     

    The time offline was increased to 99 days to help accommodate those circumstances.  Not much data is required to complete the authentication process, although please make sure Creative Cloud sync is turned off if data usage is limited.


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    The time offline was increased to 99 days to help accommodate those circumstances.

     

    Good to know. I do vaguely recall some adjustment of that type back at the launch of the Cloud but was not aware of the details. Thanks for the info.

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