{"id":7820,"date":"2026-01-21T19:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=7820"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:25:39","password":"","slug":"where-to-save-my-license-file","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/knowledge\/where-to-save-my-license-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Save my ADF License File?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For your new license file to be recognized by the ADF application, make sure to save it in the locations identified below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that if you are upgrading your license, the new license file should have the same name as the old one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">License for USB Authentication Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For Digital Evidence Investigator (DEI) and ADF PRO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plug in your USB Authentication Key<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a folder called CKData at the root of this drive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the new ADF license file in the CKData folder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">License for Computer\/Tablet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For all products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place the new license file in the folder C:\\ProgramData\\ADF Solutions Inc\\v4\\LicBackup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: the ProgramData folder is hidden and can be made visible in <em>Windows File Explorer &gt; View &gt; Show &gt; Hidden items<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get started with ADF software by installing your ADF license file in the proper folder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[47],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7820","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-license"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":127,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"Sybil Mayard","author_nicename":"infosybiltec-com","author_url":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/author\/infosybiltec-com\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"License","term_url":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/knowledge\/license\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Where to Save my ADF License File? 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