I purchased the Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac but after I restarted my computer to it's default the subscription is gone.

Frances M 0 Reputation points
2025-10-07T14:31:22.78+00:00

I purchased the Office Home & Business 2021 for Macbook with order number but after I restarted my computer to it's default the subscription is gone. I logged in to my microsoft account and went to subscriptions but the product code is no longer available. How can I retrieve the product code of the Office Home I purchased in Aug 2023. Please help me retrieve my product key.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | Other | iOS
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  1. John Jefferson Doyon 86,980 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-10-07T15:08:13.63+00:00

    Hi, I'm John! I will help you with this.

    You don’t lose your Office Home & Business 2021 permanently after a reset as long as it was linked to your Microsoft account.

    If you haven't already, I’d suggest is to uninstall any existing Office apps on your Mac to avoid conflict: https://support.microsoft.com/office/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3


    Then, to reinstall Microsoft 365:

    • Go to https://account.microsoft.com/services
    • Sign in using the same Microsoft account linked to your subscription.
    • Find your Microsoft (license or subscription type) and click the "Install" button.
    • That will download the installer for the Office apps, just run it and follow the steps.

    If anything’s unclear or the "Install" button still doesn’t show, feel free to let me know. I’ll be happy to walk you through it!


    Click "Add comment" to let me know.

    Regards,

    John J.D.

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