De-authorizing an Ableton Live installation
It is not possible to de-authorize Ableton Live on a computer. If Live has been uninstalled and/or the computer has been wiped before transferring, the new user does not have access to your Live authorization.
Ableton Live license policies
Additional unlocks
Installing Live on a new computer
Security concerns
Ableton Live license policies
The License policy for an individual Live license provides two "unlocks," which can be used to authorize two computers.
- For the policy on multi-seat licenses, please see this guide: Multi-seat licenses.
- It's not possible to transfer unlocks to other machines. See Additional unlocks below.
- It's not possible deactivate unlocks or de-authorize computers.
Transferring ownership of a Live license
It is possible to transfer your license to another user, following the steps here: Transferring ownership of an Ableton license.
Additional unlocks
If you try to authorize on a new computer when you've previously installed Live on two machines, or when re-authorizing Live after a repair or update to your computer, you may receive an error message that you've run out of unlocks. Provided you continue using Live on only two machines, you can request more unlocks.
Installing Live on a new computer
To install Live on a different or new computer, first uninstall Live from your old computer, then download Live from your User Account to install it on the new one. Note that the Ableton license agreement only allows the use of Live on your own computers. Here are the steps to uninstall Live:
More information on authorizing and installing Ableton Live is available in these guides:
Authorization FAQ
Authorizing Live on a new computer
Installing Ableton Live
Security concerns
Ableton Live is not a security risk if it’s left installed on a computer you no longer own, as long as the new owner doesn’t have your account login.
- The Live installation itself does not contain sensitive data like passwords or payment information, and the authorization files it creates are machine-specific, meaning they can’t be reused to activate Live elsewhere.
- Your Ableton account remains safe as long as your login is secure.
If you have any concerns about other users accessing your Ableton account, please follow this guide to Resetting your account password.