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Downloading iWork

ditzy

ditzy

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I'm thinking about legally downloading iWork. The only thing that is putting me off is that I do not know what will happen if I have to reinstall my system for any reason. At the moment with iWork 08 I have the disks so if for some reason I have to reinstall OSX, I would just have to put the disk in and then I'd have access to it again.
I wouldn't want to buy a downloaded copy of iWork only to have to buy it again if anything goes wrong. Would I be protected against this happening or not?
Sorry for rambling, thanks for answering.
 
you can back up the disk image to a physical medium if you want. you just have to be careful to not lose the serial number then. or in any event.
 
PlaceofDis said:
you can back up the disk image to a physical medium if you want. you just have to be careful to not lose the serial number then. or in any event.
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Would apple keep a record of the serial number for you. I know they keep a record of when you buy stuff from them. If you phoned them up would they have a record of the serial number.
 
Well they do send you the serial number in an email, so just don't delete you email. For example I used my Gmail account and I labeled and just archived it. Then if I need it again, I can search for it.
 
I keep a file folder backed up to disk and iDisk. I have one that is software and one that is hardware. I keep all serial numbers/keys/codes in there. I also back up anything I download and buy to a DVD. You don't have to depend on someone else when you can do a better job safekeeping your own information.

I actually scan all receipts and keep those in a database too. Amazing the things you can do if you think to do yourself rather than counting on others.
 
EricNau said:
No, I wouldn't count on it.
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Well they do:

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I would imagine they would do the same for iWork '09.
 
alphaod said:
Well they do send you the serial number in an email, so just don't delete you email. For example I used my Gmail account and I labeled and just archived it. Then if I need it again, I can search for it.
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That makes sense thanks. But I think I'm just going to order the disk on the last week of the trial.
 
Scottsdale said:
I keep a file folder backed up to disk and iDisk. I have one that is software and one that is hardware. I keep all serial numbers/keys/codes in there. I also back up anything I download and buy to a DVD. You don't have to depend on someone else when you can do a better job safekeeping your own information.

I actually scan all receipts and keep those in a database too. Amazing the things you can do if you think to do yourself rather than counting on others.
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That's brilliant I never thought about iDisk i think that is what I'm going to do now.
 
I just archived my order in my gmail account so if I need to do a reinstall when I get my next Mac, I can just search my gmail for "iwork" and get the serial. Problem solved.
 
Just burn it to a disk and write the serial number on the disk. It's no different then buying the product in the store.
 
nippyjun said:
Just burn it to a disk and write the serial number on the disk. It's no different then buying the product in the store.
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Yup, the tried and true Sharpie method - brings back good memories :)

Nowdays I just use my email to store serial numbers and important purchase receipts.
 
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