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nileziemba
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January 20, 2015
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Where can I find my License key in Lightroom?

  • January 20, 2015
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I purchased a full version of Lightroom 5 online about 5 weeks ago. All was well until the develop module stopped working last night and I'm now getting a "develop module disabled - renewal required" message. I'd like to check that my license key is correctly entered, but can't find it anywhere - any help would be appreciated

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Correct answer Per Berntsen

You can find the serial # in a file called Lightroom 5.0 Registration.lrreg, which is located in

C:\Users\[Your username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

This is on Windows, I imagine it's something similar on a Mac.

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Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 31, 2015

You can find the serial # in a file called Lightroom 5.0 Registration.lrreg, which is located in

C:\Users\[Your username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

This is on Windows, I imagine it's something similar on a Mac.

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    chris4b2b
    Participant
    September 30, 2016

    Thank You!  I found the file 5.0 Registration.lrreg!

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      Guillaum G
      Participant
      July 31, 2015

      If you are still looking, go to your Adobe account, go in you "products" section and you are suposed to see your Lightroom key

      JP Hess
      JP Hess
      Inspiring
      January 20, 2015

      If the develop module is disabled and you are being asked to renew then you have downloaded and installed the creative cloud version of Lightroom. It is the same program, but is licensed completely differently. You cannot activate it with your serial number. You will have to uninstall that version, and then install from here:

      Product updates

      If the installer doesn't prompt you for the serial number, you can get to the registration screen through the help menu in Lightroom.

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        gvb279
        Participating Frequently
        January 20, 2015

        On a Windows PC go to C:>ProgramData>Adobe>Lightroom. Open the Lightroom 5.0 Registration.lrreg file in a text editor e.g. "Notepad", using "All Files (*.*)".

          Codebreaker3
          Codebreaker3
          Participant
          January 20, 2015

          If your on a PC you can download a program called Belarc Advisor which will do an audit of your machine and tell you,amongst other things, the full passwords of the programs installed.

          Colin

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            Cornelia-I
            Inspiring
            January 20, 2015

            So you do remember having entered this license key and you do have it available, but you do not remember where to look?

            You will not get it displayed in clear text fully: Menu Help - System info will show you in the first line "Serial Number" with the last four digits xxxx.

            To (re-)enter it you go for Menu Help - Lightroom Registration, then switch to 2nd entry in the list on the left "License", where you find all with ****.

            Cornelia

            diegoc85288041
            diegoc85288041
            Participant
            June 27, 2015

            it only shows the numbers as ****, how can i find the numbers

            web-weaver
            web-weaver
            Inspiring
            January 20, 2015

            If you bought Lr online from Adobe you would have received the license key by e-mail from Adobe.

            If you really can't find it (also check the Junk-mail folder) you have to contact Adobe sales. They can verify that you have a valid license and provide the key.

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