Chris wrote:
No — you will never need to buy again, promise. The 3 isn't three lifetime uses: it's three installs active at the same time (that's just there to stop key-sharing). When you activate a fourth time, the oldest slot frees up automatically, so a reinstall after a crash can never lock you out — rough stretches like the one your server just put you through are exactly what that design is for. Your key is lifetime, full stop. And your restore question in the other thread — answer's waiting over there; your backup should be recoverable. Sorry for the scare. Tom's keeping an eye on both threads.