Introduction
If you’re a mac user and are interested in video editing, you must have thought of using Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro is one of the best apps for video editing. It is not only very featureful but is also super fast with its integration with the Apple Eco-system. It has a clean layout, easy-to-navigate buttons, and a lot of inbuilt transitions and effects. But like many Apple products, it’s expensive. Well, there’s a solution to that.
So Can You Install and Use Final Cut Pro for FREE?
Yes, you can use Final Cut Pro for Free. You can use it for free by using the trial version and setting it up so that the trial never expires. This article has a tutorial for how to do so.
Here’s how:
How to Install Final Cut Pro for FREE
Step 1: Go to the Final Cut Pro Trial page.
Step 2: Click on “Download now” and a dmg file will be downloaded on your computer.
Step 3: Install the dmg application and you’ll have a Final Cut Pro trial of 90 days.
This anyone can do and might not have been very helpful, but here’s how to use it for FREE FOREVER.
How to use Final Cut Pro for FREE
Step 1: Go to finder (desktop) on your mac and then click on ‘Go‘ on the left top corner
Step 2: Click on library (press and hold command+option if you don’t see ‘library’).
Step 3: Click on 'Application support‘.
Step 4: Open the terminal and enter the below-given command.
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles truekillall Finder
Step 5: Delete ‘.ffuserdata‘
This won’t affect anything important. The file .ffuserdata which you delete is used by Apple to keep track of how many days it’s been for the trial. You can delete it once every 3 months or so. That way your trial period will be reset to 90 days.
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I cannot find “.ffuserdata” in the hidden file also what should I do mine is M1 chip.
You can try reinstalling the trial via https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/trial/
It will overwrite the trial data and you will have 90 days of more trial, you can do it multiple times. Good luck!
I used the shortcut keys to reveal hidden files but it was still not there. Is there another way to find and delete the user data?
I have added a new video which will help you. Try following the steps as shown in the video. Good luck!
Make sure you have not just installed but have run it once to create the file.
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now it is not showing that file, can you give me follow up
I’ve added a video, have a look.
i cant download file …can you leave the link please
There you go, have a look now.
hello, I can’t find this file ‘.ffuserdata‘ what can I do ? is there any way to deal with this problem ?
Thank you very much.
You’ll have to use the shortcut keys to view the hidden files. You can use this article to learn the commands if the keyboard shortcut doesn’t work for you: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-access-your-macs-hidden-files
Will it work if it has already been expired
Yep, it’ll work.
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