# Toad for Oracle 12.5 expired after 10 days of use...

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**Category:** Toad for Oracle & DevOps Toolkit\
**Created:** [July 8, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-12-5-expired-after-10-days-of-use/30390 "2014-07-08T11:29:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![masterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@masterx](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/masterx)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-12-5-expired-after-10-days-of-use/30390/1 "2014-07-08T11:29:33Z")

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All, I downloaded and installed Toad for Oracle Freeware (Version 12.5, 64-bit) on 6/25/2014 and got an expiry notice dialog on start-up of the application this morning. Since there was only 2 weeks or so of sporadic use, I de-installed, re-downloaded and re-installed the application but, alas, the result is the same expiry notice dialog.

Is this a known issue with the new version of Toad for Oracle Ver 12.5?

Also how do I get around this problem and get Toad for Oracle running again?

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Paulus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/dennis_paulus/32/138_2.png) [@Dennis\_Paulus](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Dennis_Paulus)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-12-5-expired-after-10-days-of-use/30390/2 "2014-07-08T12:10:28Z")

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I just downloaded 12.5 freeware (64-bit) and everything looks correct to me. What does the date say in the upper left hand corner of the window?

![7750.pic.jpeg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/2X/1/171d6eb7ab401e5885bcf456ffc4616359716549.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mstaszew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/mstaszew/32/23_2.png) [@mstaszew](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/mstaszew)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-12-5-expired-after-10-days-of-use/30390/3 "2014-07-08T12:18:10Z")

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Ugh, possible duplicate. Respond by email isn’t working for me…

Did you download the freeware or a trial? The freeware has expiration date of July 1, 2015. I’m able to execute it without issue.

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**Author:** ![masterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@masterx](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/masterx)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/toad-for-oracle-12-5-expired-after-10-days-of-use/30390/4 "2014-07-08T12:34:41Z")

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Looks as though this issue was fixed with a new release of the Freeware on July 3. My newer version that I was trying had been downloaded earlier than that. All appears to be right with the Toady Freeware world now. I also show Jul 1, 2015 with the July 3 version.

Thanks.