Copy Protection Methods for X-Ways Forensics

As of April 2024 (subject to change), switching from one copy protection method to another for existing licenses may be possible on request, for a fee or at a special license renewal rate, except where noted as free:

From ↓	To →	Regular dongle	Network dongle	BYOD	BYOD+
Regular dongle with a perpetual license			✔	✔ free†	✔°
Network dongle with a perpetual license		✔		✔ free†	✔°
Network dongle with a non-perpetual license		✘		✔	✔
BYOD with a non-perpetual license		✔*	✔*		✔*
BYOD with a perpetual license		✘	✘		✘
BYOD+ with a non-perpetual license		✘	✔ at the next renewal	✔ at the next renewal

* if no active .lic file exists at the moment
° if you accept that your perpetual license will be converted to a non-perpetual license, only possible if your access to updates did not expire too long ago
† free if you also upgrade the licenses with longer access to updates