# Only 1 activation

**URL:** <https://forum.waves.com/t/only-1-activation/9408>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [June 13, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/only-1-activation/9408 "2024-06-13T21:11:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cweiss428](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@cweiss428](https://forum.waves.com/u/cweiss428)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/only-1-activation/9408/1 "2024-06-13T21:11:30Z")

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Why am I only allowed one activation. I don’t want to have to bring my SSD everywhere. Why are you guys the only plugin company to do this? Why can’t you guys just be like fab filter or soundtoys(literally EVERY other plugin company) and just give us two-three activations that last forever?

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**Author:** ![Adi.Waves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.waves.com/adi.waves/32/998_2.png) [@Adi.Waves](https://forum.waves.com/u/Adi.Waves)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.waves.com/t/only-1-activation/9408/2 "2024-06-19T10:33:45Z")

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Hi @cweiss428,

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