--- title: TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless... description: JAM Software is transitioning TreeSize from perpetual licenses to subscriptions, meaning customers whose maintenance periods expire can no longer get updates... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/treesize-won-t-renew-perpetual-license-support-unless-users-subscribe-klll8n68j twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe | daily.dev og:description: JAM Software is transitioning TreeSize from perpetual licenses to subscriptions, meaning customers whose maintenance periods expire can no longer get updates... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/treesize-won-t-renew-perpetual-license-support-unless-users-subscribe-klll8n68j og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kLlL8n68J.png og:image:alt: TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe **[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary JAM Software is transitioning TreeSize from perpetual licenses to subscriptions, meaning customers whose maintenance periods expire can no longer get updates or support without subscribing. A major complaint is that JAM Software also refuses to provide installation files or license keys to customers with expired support periods, even for software versions they already paid for. The company cites current economic conditions as the reason for the shift, and currently only sells perpetual licenses for the personal edition. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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