HT4007 using aperture 3 on multiple macs

Just bought an new iMac to go along w/ existing iMac and Laptop - MacBook Pro...
Can I use my Aperture 3 on all of these w/ my license? New iMac keeps asking me for license each time I open Aperture

Can I use my Aperture 3 on all of these w/ my license?
That depends on how you bought Aperture.
The retail version and the version bought from the Apple Store had a single user licence that entitled you to install it on one Desktop computer and one portable mac.
The licence you get from the AppStore is much more convenient: You can install the Aperture version from the AppStore on any Apple branded computer you control and you own.
Your new iMac may have a problem with an old ProAppSystemID file, if you used Migration Assistent to transfer your files to the new mac, or Aperture cannot write to the System Library.
To stop Aperture asking for the serial number, first check, if you still have an old file "ProAppSystemID" in your System Library.
Quit Aperture.
Go to your MacintoshHD and open the folder "Library", then "Application Support", then "ProApps".
Remove the File "ProAppsSystemID" to the Desktop, if it exist and restart Aperture.
Reenter your serial number, hopefully for the last time.
Sometimes Aperture writes this file to a temporary directory, when it cannot write to the Library. If the above does not work, look at the temporary directory /tmp
Use the Finder's "Go" menu
Go > Got to folder and enter /tmp into the textfield. If you see the file there, move it to its proper location.
In this case you may want to repair the permissions on your system drive; you can do this using the "First Aid" tools in "Disk Utility" (located in Applications > Utilities)
Regards
Léonie

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[Aperture 2 Multiple Libraries|http://photo.rwboyer.com/2008/09/managing-aperture-2-on-multiple-comp uters>
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