SketchUp Pro Authorisation Error - Delete login_session.dat

SketchUp Pro Authorisation Error - Delete login_session.dat

If logging out and back into SketchUp does not resolve authorisation errors, you can completely reset the sign in state by deleting the login_session.dat file for all versions of SketchUp on all machines if using multiple of either.


Mac OS
For Mac users, locate the login_session.dat file in your hidden Library folder. 
  1. Go to 'Finder' and open the 'Users Folder'
  2. To see hidden folders press Command + Shift + . (Full stop/period)
  3. The path to find this file should be Users/USERNAME/(Hidden/greyed out) Library/ApplicationSupport/SketchUp[Version Year]/login_session.dat






Windows

For Windows users the file is located in C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp VERSION\SketchUp

You can quickly get to the folder with all versions by pasting %appdata%/sketchup into an file explorer address bar


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