AES Crypt licence file save location

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aidanwhitehall
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AES Crypt licence file save location

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Having purchased a licence for AES Crypt and saved the JSON portion into the same directory as the file aescrypt.exe, it's still asking for a licence file when attempting to encrypt a file (by right-clicking on it in File Explorer and selecting AES Encrypt).

Both the executable and JSON licence file are in single directory on the Window PATH, a reboot has been done and the message shown is below.

Have Googled around for the answer, but found none so far. Thanks for any assistance!


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AES Crypt
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A valid license is required to use AES Crypt. You may obtain a license by visiting https://www.aescrypt.com/.
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OK
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paulej
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Re: AES Crypt licence file save location

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You need to place the license file in your home directory or one of the other valid places mentioned on this page:

https://www.aescrypt.com/license_file/

If you're still having trouble, send email to support.

Paul
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Re: AES Crypt licence file save location

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Thank you, Paul... that works perfectly.

Is there any chance you could add a link to that page from either Information > License, or somewhere in the FAQ? I did look but didn't find anything that linked to that (very useful) page. Thank you.
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Yes, certainly. That's a good idea. The link is included in the email that contains the license file, but it's good to make the information more easily accessible.
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