No, plug-ins and their serial keys are Creative Cloud version specific. For instance, CC 2021 has its own installer and its serial key begins with SF16, while CC 2022 has its own installer and its serial key begins with SF17.
InDesign Plug-ins
No, plug-ins and their serial keys are Creative Cloud version specific. For instance, CC 2021 has its own installer and its serial key begins with AI16, while CC 2022 has its own installer and its serial key begins with AI17.
Will the AdImport plug-in and its serial key be the same if I upgrade to a new Creative Cloud version?
No, plug-ins and their serial keys are Creative Cloud version specific. For instance, CC 2021 has its own installer and its serial key begins with FD16, while CC 2022 has its own installer and its serial key begins with FS17.
Will the Fido plug-in and serial key be the same if I upgrade to a new Creative Cloud version?
The plug-ins are network aware and will search the network to see if the serial key is in use on another computer on the network. If you have multiple Macs running the plug-ins, check the serial key on each to… Read More »We tried to register AdImport/Fido/Split & Folio plugin, but it says the serial key is in use. Why?
We tried to register AdImport/Fido/Split & Folio plugin, but it says the serial key is in use. Why?
The serial key for each plug-in is stored in a .prf file located inside each plug-in folder inside the Plug-ins folder in the InDesign folder. So there is an AdImport.prf, a Fido.prf, and a Split & Folio.prf.
Where is the serial key stored for AdImport/Fido/Split&Folio?
This is a user access privilege issue. The user needs to have READ:WRITE access to the InDesign folder. Access to contents of the InDesign folder on newer macOS version do not default to full privileges, so the serial key for… Read More »Why does InDesign ask for a serial key for my AdImport/Fido/Split & Folio plug-in every time I launch the application?