If I purchased Final Cut Pro on my Mac mini, do I have to buy it again to use it on my Mac Studio?

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If I purchased Final Cut Pro on my Mac mini, do I have to buy it again to use it on my Mac Studio?

I finally upgraded from my mid 2010 Mac mini to an M2 Mac Studio. Instead of going through the process of carrying over everything from the Mac mini, I have started the Mac Studio completely fresh, and I'm moving data and files from the Mac mini over to the Mac Studio and will be sorting and deleting files as appropriate.

However, I did about two dozen video projects in Final Cut Pro on the Mac mini, with all the files saved on external hard drives. I'd like to avoid having to pay $400 for the software again if I can.

If anyone has done this sort of "upgrade" I'd love to hear about it, thank you!

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 2, 2023 9:55 PM

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thesurreyfriends

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Nov 3, 2023 1:00 AM in response to YYCHeadhunter

To access your Purchases ( " Purchases tab" above ) open the App Store and click on your name at the bottom left of screen. This takes you to your account and lists your apps associated with your Apple ID.

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Niel

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Nov 2, 2023 10:02 PM in response to YYCHeadhunter

If you bought it, redeemed a download code for it, or accepted it into the Mac App Store, you can freely redownload it from there; sign in with the same Apple ID and click on the Purchases tab.

If your copy came on a DVD, click here and contact Apple Support.

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Nov 4, 2023 8:11 AM in response to thesurreyfriends

Thank you for this. Turns out because we set up the Mac mini with my wife's @me.com account, it was under her Purchases. Because we're setup as a family no problem getting it downloaded and installed.

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If I purchased Final Cut Pro on my Mac mini, do I have to buy it again to use it on my Mac Studio?

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