Deactivating Breeze Hotfolder

Breeze Hotfolder can only be activated on one computer at any given time. If you wish to move the software to a different computer you must deactivate it from the old computer before activating it on the new computer.

You also need to deactivate Breeze Hotfolder before making any hardware changes, upgrading or repairing the PC, reinstalling Windows or reformatting a hard disk. The software can then be reactivated after the work has been done.

To deactivate Breeze Hotfolder select “Register…” from the Help menu in the main window to display the registration dialog:

 

Then click on the “Deactivate…” button to display the deactivation dialog:

 

Online Deactivation

The quickest and simplest way to deactivate Breeze Hotfolder is to do it online by pressing the “Deactivate Online” button.

Offline Deactivation

If the computer is not connected to the internet you can deactivate Breeze Hotfolder by email by clicking on “Deactivate by email” button and the warning dialog below will be displayed:

 

Click on the “Yes” button if you want to continue and the deactivation dialog below will be displayed:

 

It is important that you copy all of the text and email it to contact@breezesoftware.com. Please do not modify the text otherwise we may not be able to validate it. The simplest way to copy the text is to press the “Copy text to clipboard” button and then paste it into the email by typing Ctrl+V. If the computer doesn’t have email you can copy the text to a USB memory stick and then read it on a computer which does have email.

You should normally receive an email acknowledging the deactivation code within 1 business day of sending the request email. If you forget to copy the deactivation information and email it to contact@breezesoftware.com you can display it again by selecting “Register…” from the Help menu in the main window and clicking on the “Display” button. Please note that the copy of the deactivation information will be not be available after another registration code has been entered.