Unable to associate your purchase due to a failure in acquiring credentials. Please try again.

In most cases, this issue occurs when there is a problem with your Microsoft Account credentials.

To troubleshoot, try the steps in this article: Restore previous purchase for Office for Mac.

If the problem persists, please contact Microsoft Support.

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