Phpstorm reset trial on Linux and Windows OS

Reset on Linux Ubuntu

Tested versions

• PhpStorm 2019.2.2 Build#PS-192.6603.42, built on September 12, 2019
• Linux w651 3.13.0-32-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP

Reset Licence

You may reset licence, using console, run next commands:

For move to directory .PhpStorm[version] type at console cd ~/. next press tab

This solution has copied from internet and it does works. This way, free evaluation period 30 days will reset, after you may start evaluation again.

To move files, would be better use file-explorer like Dolphin or some other. If you want to retrieve workspace, save files from config/options in apart directory to use that on next steps.

Retrieve projects and connections

List of projects and list of connections are in two files webServers.xml and recentProjectDirectories.xml

File recentProjectDirectories.xml must be similar that:

Each project in file, has own projectOpenTimestamp and buildTimestamp, that you need to replace with new values. For example, you reset test-period and begin new, then create new project and pick new values from there.

At the end, you need copy back in config/options/ old webServers.xml and just updated recentProjectDirectories.xml To retrieve color scheme and other options you may try to edit other files in directory config/options/

Reset on Windows-10

Tested versions

• PhpStorm 2020.1
• Windows-10 Pro assembly 19041

Reset Licence

On Windows, after expire free licence period, php-storm show annoying dialog windows with warning that time to use program is limited 30 min. To reset test period you need do next actions:

Open reg edit and remove branch

Go to folder Users of system (CurrentUser - your user name). Delete folder

Delete folder:

Copy files from

After that test period must be reset and you can begin trial one more time.

Retrieve projects and connections

PhpStorm store list of project in recentProjects.xml

As well as Linux OS, on Windows you need to update projectOpenTimestamp and buildTimestamp for each project, described in file:

AT the end you need to replace old recentProjects.xml by the just updated file.