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Ales18
Jun 24, 2026Copper Contributor
Office 2019 Home & Business for Mac – activation after erased old Mac
Hello, I own a perpetual Office 2019 Home & Business for Mac license, linked to my Microsoft account on 6 February 2022. The old MacBook where Office was activated was completely erased before ...
Kidd_Ip
Jun 26, 2026MVP
Yes, your Office 2019 Home & Business for Mac perpetual license can be transferred to a replacement Mac, provided you uninstall/remove it from the old device. Activation on the new Mac must be done by signing into your Microsoft account and, if necessary, completing phone activation,support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-activation-licensing/transfer-your-office-license-to-another-device-or-another-person
Ales18
Jun 29, 2026Copper Contributor
Thank you very much.
The problem is that my old MacBook was completely erased before being sold, so I cannot uninstall Office from it anymore.
Could you please explain how I can complete the phone activation on macOS, or how I should contact Microsoft Activation Support?
Thank you.