I have all of the OS X releases since Lion listed in the Mac App Store in the Purchases section, but even after downloading Sierra on multiple machines, it never appears as "Purchased." The Developer Beta is still there. I wonder if this will mean that previous versions will be unavailable when they are replaced in the future? Perhaps a good idea to archive any old OSs that one may possibly need in the future for older hardware?
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Anyone else not seeing Sierra in their "Purchased" list in App Store?
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it doesn't unless your on an older version of OS X apple changed OS X releases to where they are not bound to an apple id any more so they won't show up on purchases but for some reason if your running 1011 or earlier on another mac it will show in purchases idk y
Hi
yes same problem
however log out - Store + Sign Out
Then log back in
this restored all purchases and Sierra
hope this helps
yes same problem
however log out - Store + Sign Out
Then log back in
this restored all purchases and Sierra
hope this helps
You are correct. When going to another MacBook that was running Yosemite, Sierra did indeed appear in the Purchased list.
Thanks.
I tried signing out of the App Store app, then logging out of my user account, then logging back in and signing in. I also tried logging into a test account.
None of it worked.
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Contact Apple Support and/or send feedback (I did both). The more people speak up, the more likely Apple will do something about it.
Vermifuge wrote:
"i tired to do a restore and it tells me that sierra is not in the store. So what am i supposed to do?"
Try this URL and see what happens:
http://osxapps.itunes.apple.com/app...-c51c-c3c1fececb99/jze1425880974225146329.pkg
IF it works, do this:
1. Put the downloaded installer into your Applications folder
2. Use either Install Disk Creator of DiskMaker X to create a bootable USB flashdrive installer (you'll need a USB flashdrive 16gb or larger)
3. Now you have a version of the Sierra installer you can store away and use when needed.
"i tired to do a restore and it tells me that sierra is not in the store. So what am i supposed to do?"
Try this URL and see what happens:
http://osxapps.itunes.apple.com/app...-c51c-c3c1fececb99/jze1425880974225146329.pkg
IF it works, do this:
1. Put the downloaded installer into your Applications folder
2. Use either Install Disk Creator of DiskMaker X to create a bootable USB flashdrive installer (you'll need a USB flashdrive 16gb or larger)
3. Now you have a version of the Sierra installer you can store away and use when needed.
As discussed in the thread below, the link works, but - unless I missed something - the .pkg download needs to be converted to "Install macOS Sierra.app", and I haven't seen a way to do that. The solution posted requires that Sierra is already showing up in your App Store app.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...sed-tab-updates-not-tied-to-apple-id.2072809/
I am royally shafted as I can't get Sierra either. High Sierra has screwed my Mac up for music and need to go back to Sierra. Called Apple Support last night and just had half an hour of why High Sierra was the way forward and much better and blah blah. That doesn't help me now.
Could somebody, who does have Sierra in their App Store, please download it and share it via google drive or something so people like me can get back to Sierra and not be shafted.
Matt
Could somebody, who does have Sierra in their App Store, please download it and share it via google drive or something so people like me can get back to Sierra and not be shafted.
Matt
Which is why I download the full installer from the MAS for each point version that is released. For the version in development, I keep all of the point versions. When they reach the final release, I keep only that. Offline (platter) disk space is cheap.
In the meantime, from the App Store I'm downloading 10.9, 10.10, and most importantly 10.11 (for my MacBookPro5,5), just to keep. I already have a drive full of clean install partitions for everything from 10.4 to 10.13, but didn't actually have the original installer images for all of them. Or actually I did, but storing them natively on my NAS with ext4 file format causes problems. This time I'll package them in a dmg file for storage.
Since I couldn't download the old OSes on my 10.13 MacBookPro5,5, and since I can run them on my 10.7.5 MacBook either, I put the 10.7.5 MacBook into target mode and booted 10.7.5 from my MacBook Pro. Then I initiated all three downloads. Actually, I don't know if that was even necessary, but it only took me an extra 2 minutes to initiate so no biggie. Is it possible to download 10.9-10.11 on a machine that is limited to 10.7, if they're already listed on the App Store as a purchased item for me?
Since I couldn't download the old OSes on my 10.13 MacBookPro5,5, and since I can run them on my 10.7.5 MacBook either, I put the 10.7.5 MacBook into target mode and booted 10.7.5 from my MacBook Pro. Then I initiated all three downloads. Actually, I don't know if that was even necessary, but it only took me an extra 2 minutes to initiate so no biggie. Is it possible to download 10.9-10.11 on a machine that is limited to 10.7, if they're already listed on the App Store as a purchased item for me?
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Not if Apple has limited it to 10.7, no.
I recall that trying to download Mountain Lion would also produce this error, even though my 2006 iMac is already running it (unsupported install using MLPostFactor). App Store checks the iMac's model ID.
OK thanks. So I did the right method then... which was to put my 10.7.5-limited MacBook into Target Mode and then boot my more recent MacBook Pro off that.
It's convenient having a MacBook Pro with Firewire that can run anything from 10.5 to 10.11, and with a patch even 10.12 and 10.13.
via: http://wccftech.com/download-macos-sierra-final/
Download macOS Sierra 10.12 Final
Regards, splifingate
Apple must've put it back up. Interesting.
https://support.apple.com/HT208202
First iTunes 12.6.3, now this. It's refreshing to see someone at Apple is actually listening to user feedback.
https://support.apple.com/HT208202
First iTunes 12.6.3, now this. It's refreshing to see someone at Apple is actually listening to user feedback.