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Is there an easy way to get notified of updates for all of my non-Mac App Store apps?
I like to keep my system up to date and the Mac App Store is great in that it automatically notifies you when updates are available for apps downloaded from it. However, I'm after an easy way to get ...
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Mac App Store Problem
Memory Clean update & Pocket new purchase both stuck in installing bar, though in MAS purchase page appears " installed".
Both appear in launchpad as if in progress but with full bar.
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Can you use any application whilst it is being updated
Is it possible to use any application while it is being updated from the Mac App Store?
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Why did the 10.8.3 update disappear from the App Store after I restarted my new Mac?
I’ve just bought a new Mac with 10.8.2 pre-installed. When I started it up for the first time, once I’d gone through the initial set-up, the App Store launched, and showed me an iPhoto update, and ...
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Change update frequency of app store in Mountain Lion?
The mac app store on Mac OS X (10.8.3) notifies me frequently about new app updates by showing a little popup. How can I change the update frequency or the way Mac OS X notifies me?
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10.8.3 update will not run - keeps asking for restart
I have tried to update to 10.8.3 a number of times, however, when I come back from the necessary restart, the same message appears in the App Store - as if nothing had happened. please help with this ...
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Remove applications from Software Update
I have two applications showing up in Software Update that I didn't install, don't exist anywhere on any volume attached to my computer (and never have), and I would like to remove them. When I click ...
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AppStore crashed during software update
I was using my computer normally when I got a "Updates Available" notification.
On selecting to update, the App Store opened, and I saw 3 updates available:
1) iTunes
2) Java (I have never installed ...
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Mac App Store update stuck (Installing - Calculating…)
I opened GarageBand for the first time, to find that most of the loops required me to download the Apple Loops from Software Update. I agreed to this.
The App Store opened and gave me the option to ...
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Stop App Store prompting for specific system update
I have a Brother MFC printer, and installed the latest drivers from the Brother website. All is good, everything works.
The App Store now prompts me that there is an update available: Brother Printer ...
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Why might the App Store draw variable-type strings in place of actual values?
I have just formatted my drive, and performed a fresh install of Mac OS X Mountain Lion from USB flash drive. When doing my first Software Update, within the App Store application, under the Updates ...
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Can ghost app updates be cleared in OS X?
I have this Twitter application that shows on my Mountain Lion available updates list but I don't have any twitter app on my Mac. I had, but I have deleted it times ago.
Since then, every time ...
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Tried to install Mountain Lion, it downloaded but nothing happened, now it wont re-download
I just bought Mountain Lion. It downloaded and I installed it and it restarted my laptop but nothing happened. When I went on the app store it was in my purchases, but had the download icon next to ...
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Why does Xcode still show up as an available update in App Store after being installed?
I have installed the update shown from the App Store. I have since started and used XCode. Why does this update still show up in the updates list for App Store?
Is there some extra action I need to ...
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Is there a way to decline Mountain Lion updates?
In particular, I receive update notifications for printer drivers where my current drivers work and I don't want to update them. I'd like to clear the updates from the store and stop receiving ...
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The Mac App Store won't let me update iMovie and iPhoto because it says i bought them under a different account
I just bought this computer in August -- i have been the only one to use it, have only used it under my itunes/apple account. But ever since the first week or so that i've had it, i've had update ...
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cannot download Safari 6.0.2 update from App Store on ML [closed]
As by the title! I have an update notification:
Safari 6.0.2
Safari 6.0.2 is recommended for all users running Mountain Lion
v10.8.2 and includes security updates. For more information, please
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How can I dismiss the App Store banner in Notification Center without taking an action?
This is the notification that pops up from the App Store on Mountain Lion:
As you can see, the only options are Details and Update. Most of these banners have a 'close' button, to dismiss the ...
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How can I hide an Application from the Updates Tab in the Mac App Store?
I had an app on my MacBook that I never used. I recently did a clean install of Mountain Lion on the same MacBook (not using the Migration Assistant or anything to copy my old data). I reinstalled the ...
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How do I turn off App Store notifications in Mountain Lion
The App Store on Mountain Lion pushes update notifications through Notification Center. Unfortunately, this also happens for users that are not system administrators (and so cannot run the App Store). ...
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Can I copy (myself) an app purchased through the Mac App Store to another of my licensed computers?
I have some applications purchased through the Mac App Store, and I have two Macs.
Presently, if I buy an application on my Mac mini, I just go and launch the App Store on my MacBook Air, and then ...
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Xcode 4 and Snow Leopard
This is the thing :
I have Xcode 4.3 on my MacBook Pro (running Lion)
I am stuck with 4.0.2 on my iMac (running Snow Leopard)
Given that I would really like to retain a SnowLeopard-running machine ...
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Updating software from App Store not available for purchased items.
I have recently purchased Growl for handling my notifications. I had enabled my account from Greece since I was living there years ago before I got my mac. Now I have moved to Denmark and I followed ...
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App Store thinks apps are installed
I had a few apps originally purchased through the App Store that got corrupted. I removed them with the intent of re-installing them from the App Store, but it seems that the App Store thinks they're ...
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Can't connect to app store after installing VPN software
I started experiencing problems after playing with hotspotshield.com,
it may have done something to the core apple connection preferences.
I have looked all over the internet and I can't find a ...
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Can I update apps that I've already purchased through the Mac App Store?
I've previously purchased several apps (Pixelmator, Rivet, a few others I can't think of now) that are now available in the Mac App Store. Given that apps in the store are not allowed to use their own ...
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Do I have to repurchase Apple apps through the Mac App Store to get updates there?
Back when Apple announced iLife '11 I bought a copy, but now I see that it's also available on the Mac App Store. If I want to be eligible to use the Mac App Store's built-in update mechanism to ...
