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BA2005: Product key has already been activated on another machine

Error code Product Applies to
BA2005 BackupAssist BackupAssist v6 and later.

Description

The license key you are trying to use has been activated on another machine.

Resolution

As per the BackupAssist licensing terms and conditions, a license key can only be active on one machine at a time.

If you do not want the license to be on the other machine, deactivate that license and activate it on the intended machine.

To deactivate and activate a license:

  1. Select Help from the top menu
  2. Select Licensing
  3. Enter and activate (or reactivate) your product key using the fields provided.

License activation

If you want to use BackupAssist on multiple machines, you will need to activate a separate license key on each machine.

To purchase a BackupAssist license, please visit our website

If you continue having activation issues with your license key(s), please provide the license key(s) and the error code BA2005 in an e-mail to support@backupassist.com for further help.

To learn more about activating and licenses, see our Customer license activation & deactivation guide.

Last updated Created Further assistance
03rd Jul 2015 10th Oct 2013 BackupAssist Support page