For Ansys Workbench users, customized user licensing preferences (if present), are automatically migrated when you install a new Ansys release. For example, if you already have Ansys release 2024 R1 installed on your computer and you upgrade to release 2024 R2, your customized user licensing preferences (if present), are automatically migrated to the new version.

If you are using an Ansys product other than workbench, you can manually migrate your customized user licensing preferences by running the ansysli_util.exe file.

To run the ansysli_util.exe, follow the steps for your platform below:

Windows:

Where <Installation Directory> represents the path to the latest Ansys Product install, open an administrator command prompt window and issue the following command:

"<Installation Directory>\<Version Number>\licensingclient\winx64\ansysli_util.exe" -updateuserprefs -fromrevn <previous release>

Example:

"C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v242\licensingclient\winx64\ansysli_util.exe" -updateuserprefs -fromrevn 242

Linux:

Where <Installation Directory> represents the path to the latest Ansys Product install, open a command line window and issue the following command:

"<Installation Directory>/<Version Number>/licensingclient/linx64/ansysli_util" -updateuserprefs -fromrevn <previous release>

Example:

"/ansys_inc/v242/licensingclient/linx64/ansysli_util" -updateuserprefs -fromrevn 242