Resolve free to Studio version

I have hunted through the main website to see if "free" Resolve converts to paid Resolve Studio if a licence key is paid for and granted. Or does one have to uninstall the free version then download a new complete version and use the key during the install? Any advice is appreciated.

Just download the studio version and install. It will replace the free version.

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Free and Studio are two separate programs. You cannot convert Free into Studio, it will require a new install.

Free and Studio are two separate programs. You cannot convert Free into Studio, it will require a new install.

Partly true. It's a separate program, which needs to be installed, but as mentioned above, that "new install" is smart enough to overwrite Free.