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2.12. "The license file on the server is newer than the one on your local machine. Would you like to update your local license file?"

Q:  I'm getting a message when I open EstiMate that says "The license file on the server is newer than the one on your local machine.  Would you like to update your local license file?"  I always just say "No" to this message, but it keeps coming up.  Should I be saying "Yes"?

A:  This is not an error message, but you may see this from time to time.  This message could have a few meaning, but normally it appears if someone in the shop downloaded a new license file from their copy of EstiMate. 

Normally downloading a new license file is not necessary unless you have purchased new plugins, or if you were instructed to do so by EstiMate Technical Support.  In a multi-user environment the updated license file gets sent to the server, and then when the other copies of EstiMate connect to the EstiMate Multi-User Server they are informed by this message that there is a newer license file available.

In any of these cases it is fine to just click "Yes" to update your license file.  You will especially want to say "Yes" to this message if you know you have just recently purchased new plugins, so that the new options are available in your copy of EstiMate.