topic Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file in Qlik Automate

Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

RobinTMavhu — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:51:39 GMT

Good day! My Qlik Sense Desktop application expired yesterday. Has a new unlock file been shared yet, the current one i downloaded today isn't prompting a launch button and will l be able to recover my dashboards? 😕

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

afldfkjdidjfdf22445 — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:46:10 GMT

Finding the unlock file has become a bit of a scavenger hunt lately.

First it was under my profile ⇾ 'looking to unlock QS desktop', then it was in the Qlik Download section. Last it was under https://github.com/qlik-download/qlik-sense-desktop/releases/ I wonder where we will find it this time. I get the impression Qlik doesn't really want to support the Qlik desktop version. I find it so useful though. I use Qlik at work and every now and then I want to try something at home, stuff I don't want to upload on company servers. It would be sad to see this disappear.

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

angelricardo — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:27:51 GMT

There is now a new version of unlock available for download.

https://github.com/qlik-download/qlik-sense-desktop/releases/download/v14.187.4/Qlik_Sense_Desktop.unlock

I am so happy :).

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

Ernesto123 — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 02:07:11 GMT

I've spent the day trying to make it work, unsuccessfully.

Not sure if I am doing something wrong, It was supposed just to replace the file on the same "trial" folder, well, not working.

I have also tried to place the trial folder on the folder:

"C:\Users\ernes\AppData\Local\Programs\Qlik\Sense"

If there's something I am doing wrong, I appreciate any further instruction in order to move forward and be able to use the app.

Best,

Ernesto.

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

afldfkjdidjfdf22445 — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:11:13 GMT

I suggest you reinstall Qlik Desktop.

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

Ernesto123 — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:58:30 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, it didn't work either. I just uninstalled, download everything again, installed and yet nothing.

As instructed on the "Qlik_Sense_Desktop_Unlock_Instructions" file, I placed the "trial" folder in the "Qlik" folder under my Documents directory.

Thanks,

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

Ernesto123 — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:09:07 GMT

I finally got it fixed and working. The problem was, that I was placing the trial folder in the wrong adress:

The right folder was:

C:\Users\ernes\OneDrive\Documentos\Qlik\Sense

Thanks,

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

PB4 — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:55:03 GMT

Hi everyone, I need the unlock file, the one that I have is expired on the 4th of may. Do you know where I can find it?

Thank you

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

NoNameFound — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:46:44 GMT

Hi PB4,

usually once the old .unlock file expires, a new one is uploaded to the "Product Downloads" section of Qlik Community:
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Download-Qlik-Products/tkb-p/Downloads

Set your product filter to "Qlik Sense Desktop" and there should be an entry with a link pointing to a download of the Qlik_Sense_Desktop.unlock file.

It seems as though the file has not been updated yet.

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

afldfkjdidjfdf22445 — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:50:11 GMT

The unlock file hasn't been under Downloads for a long time. The last couple of times it was in a Git Repository.

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

NoNameFound — Mon, 05 May 2025 15:17:07 GMT

I can only speak for myself here, but last time my old unlock file expired (a couple of months back), I got a new one from the Download section, albeit not directly after the old one expired. I think it took like 1-2 days until they uploaded the new one.
In fact, the current unlock file there has an expiryDate of 04/05/2025, which was yesterday. You can find the expiryDate value (a UNIX timestamp which can be converted to datetime) when looking into the file with a text editor.

Maybe they upload them in both places?

Re: Qlik Sense Desktop Unlock file

NoNameFound — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:21:24 GMT

The new unlock file has been uploaded:
https://github.com/qlik-download/qlik-sense-desktop/releases/tag/v14.212.5
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Download-Qlik-Products/tkb-p/Downloads