# Forgot to unactivate licence on last gateway and restored another gateway

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forgot-to-unactivate-licence-on-last-gateway-and-restored-another-gateway/107100>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** license, ignition81\
**Created:** [June 5, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forgot-to-unactivate-licence-on-last-gateway-and-restored-another-gateway/107100 "2025-06-05T17:43:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ahad99.shalwani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ahad99.shalwani/32/76824_2.png) [@ahad99.shalwani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ahad99.shalwani)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forgot-to-unactivate-licence-on-last-gateway-and-restored-another-gateway/107100/1 "2025-06-05T17:43:32Z")

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I have accidentally restored a new gateway backup and my old gateway has the license now how I can get my license back from the last gateway.

I also tried to run gwcmd -u and no file recovered.

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forgot-to-unactivate-licence-on-last-gateway-and-restored-another-gateway/107100/2 "2025-06-05T17:44:46Z")

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I typically contact my sales rep if this kind of thing happens.