The Mac App Store is a digital distribution platform for Mac OS X applications developed by Apple.
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Update application install by another appleID
I use a mac install before by another user. This user install some application like Xcode with this appleID.
Now this user not use this computer and I want update application he install before. I ...
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Can I play Assasin's Creed II on my Macbook Pro?
I have a Macbook Pro 13" and pretty much all the requirements asked on the Mac App Store are met in order to play AC2.
It says at the top of the page though,
This app is not compatible with ...
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How to remove an app stuck in “waiting” mode from the Mac App Store?
I've got 2 applications that I installed via the Mac App Store that are still in the "waiting" mode. How do I get these applications to finish installing? Or how do I remove them and try again?
By ...
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Can't uninstall Mac App Store apps
As of late I can't uninstall any Mac App Store apps once they've been installed.
I follow the standard procedure of opening Launchpad, pressing Option ⌥, and clicking on the little x on the top left ...
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Can't access apple.com webservers, App Store, nor Software Update
I have a MacBook Pro Early 2011 running Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)
I have installed an SSD instead of the optical drive, and encrypted both hard drives with FileVault2.
For some time now I noticed I can't ...
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Using a font that came with a Mac App Store app in other apps
I'm sort of generally curious about this, since pre-Mac App Store apps one could simply open the font file from within the app's package contents and install it through Font Book to allow use outside ...
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Mac App Store - how to check which account was used to buy app
I'm trying to update Growl, however App store says "To update this application, log in with account which was used to buy this application". The thing is that i don't have any other Apple ID. Is it ...
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Upgrading Xcode using App Store download problem
I have Xcode 4.2 installed, but I need Xcode 4.3 so I can test an app on my iOS 5.1 device. However I have run into problems attempting to download the latest version from the Mac App Store.
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Is it allowed to link to a site that contains a link to Facebook?
The iOS and Mac OS AppStore terms are strict on links to outside sources and shops. If I would link from my iOS app to a page which contains a link to Facebook or Twitter, would that violate the ...
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iTunes/App Store sign in issues
I can no longer sign in to the iTunes Store or the App Store on my iMac. (I get the message "connection refused".) I can sign in on my iPad or another computer without issues. I do not have the ...
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Xcode installation seems corrupt?
I've been try to download Xcode for work, but for some reason the Mac App Store is giving me a bit of trouble. Activity monitor shows some network usage, but in Launchpad it seems the download isn't ...
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How do I find out what entitlements an app has?
Sandboxed apps have to declare their entitlements. Of course, that doesn't do me any good if I can't tell what entitlements it declares. A text editor that has entitlements for Core Location, ...
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Should I buy Coda 2 on the app store or directly from Panic?
I'm very interested in buying Coda 2 (a web development IDE) when it comes out on the 24th. My concern is that the App Store version will have less features than the non-App Store version. Will ...
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Will I still be able to buy and install Lion after Mountain Lion is released?
I own an Early 2008, white MacBook (MB403LL/A) which still has Snow Leopard, 10.6.8, installed.
My understanding is Mountain Lion will not support my MacBook. If this turns out to be true then I ...
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Renewal of App Store Developer Contract (Paid Applications) [closed]
I've registered with Apple for a Paid applications contract about a year ago and the contract renewal is due in late June.
Since the initial application (registering as an individual) was done ...
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Lion upgrade from Mac App store seems to have frozen
I am trying to upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard. After beginning the download/install process from the Mac App store everything seemed normal. However after about 20 minutes my entire MBP is frozen. ...
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Are Mac serial numbers sent to Apple?
Is the serial number (of a MacBook Pro, OS X 10.7) ever sent to Apple? For instance, is it automatically sent during system updates or app store connections?
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Mac App Store without admin password?
Is there any way to use the Mac App Store without the administrator password? IE change it to install the app at ~/Applications instead of /Applications?
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Is it legal to install one copy of Final Cut Pro X on six different Macs owned by six different people?
I am wondering if it is legal and/or possible to buy a copy of Final Cut Pro X and then share the disk and the cost with five other people?
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Website Track App Store Price
I am looking or a website, which will monitor the price of an application on the Mac App Store and send me an email notification when the price of the application drops.
I have already tried ...
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Why do some apps require a password when I move them to the trash?
Some applications located in /Applications require a password in order to move them to the trash, others don't. Then there are also apps which cannot be deleted because they are required by OS X (a ...
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Why does iPhoto need to “repair inconsistencies” in my libraries after every time I quit and open it?
Every time I open iPhoto '11 (version 9.2.3, latest version), it displays a dialog box that asks me to repair inconsistencies in my iPhoto library. After I click Repair, it takes 5 minutes to finish ...
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Strange issues with MBA (WiFi)
Several nights ago, I noticed that my home wifi network seemed really slow on my Macbook Air (mid-2011). I was seemingly capped at 12KB/s for downloads, while I was able to upload pretty consistently ...
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Stop downloading Lion from the App store
So, I bought a new Mac book Air recently, opened up the AppStore and found "Lion" in the featured updates.
I thought that was shown because I was not running lion and clicked on it to upgrade. Later ...
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Two copies of Lion installed on one computer, now the App Store won't install apps
I have installed Mac OS X an additional HDD. So my MacBook now has two copies of OS X, and I can select which one to boot when it starts – great.
The only catch is that, if all my hard drives are ...
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Store iTunes Password in Keychain
Is there any way to get Mac OS X to save iTunes/App Store login info (ie username and password) to the Keychain? It's strange that pretty much all other application and website passwords are stored ...
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Copying Xcode.app from App Store to another computer (under different Apple ID)
I don't want to re-download the 1.4GB of file, and the app itself is free. We're both Apple developers. Is there any way I can copy mine to his machine?
This is the current version of Xcode that ...
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If I download OSX Lion from the app-store, is that version linked to my account?
I have downloaded Lion and created a bootable USB flash drive, a colleague wishes to use this. If I give this to my colleague will it be linked to my account or is it account independent?
Update: My ...
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Installing Xcode with iOS 4.3 device simulator?
I installed Xcode 4.3.1 two days ago. I need to access the iOS 4.3 device simulator, but it is not available in the new Xcode. So I went to Xcode > Preferences > Download (tab) and downloaded the ...
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Monitoring the Mac App Store for free applications?
I use freeappalert to find iOS apps that were made free each day. I'm not interested in apps that are already free, just those that recently became free.
I haven't found anything similar for the Mac ...
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Removed Facetime - how to recover?
So I got this weird situation probably because of my own stupidity. But here goes: I am on Lion (10.7.3) and decided to install FaceTime from the App Store. When trying to install the App Store app ...
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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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Updating OS to 10.7.3 with slow internet
My internet connection is very slow, and I need to update my OS to 10.7.3. Can someone give me step-by-step instructions as in how to download from another computer and install it on my MacBook?
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App Store opens unDock Lite product page seemingly randomly
I recently installed unDock Lite from the Mac App Store but was not satisfied with its functionality and uninstalled it the same day.
But from time to time the App Store opens the unDock Lite product ...
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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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Use in-app for trial? [closed]
I was wondering if I could offer (paid) trials of my App in the Mac Appstore using in-app purchase?
So I have a $49 value Mac app, but I allow downloading for free, the app needs a $1.99 in-app ...
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Is it possible to automatically sign in to the Mac App Store?
Each time (at the beginning of the session) I buy or update an app in the mac app store I have to sign in.
I want to be automatically signed in, like I am in the iTunes Store.
I couldn't find any ...
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How can I get Angry Birds on my Mac?
I tried using iTunes, but it only seems to have downloads for iPhone and iPad only. How can I get a version I can play on my iMac?
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Cannot reinstall iPhoto from App Store in Lion
My company recently upgraded my laptop to OS X Lion and was pre-installed with iPhoto purchased under a different Apple ID. I have my own purchased version so wanted to update the app, but it asked ...
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What's the name of the iOS / OS X calculator app that has 'variables' functionality?
I'm looking for an app on the App Store but I forgot its name.
It is a calculator app that looks like it has been written on a noteblock.
You can store the solutions of calculations as ...
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Mac App Store purchases are missing
When I click on the tab Purchases in the Mac App Store, I'm missing purchases that I've never removed.
How can I get them back to show in the purchase history?
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The iTunes Store has no record of past Audiobook purchases
Two or three years ago, I purchased four audio books. I recently was forced to restore my iPod, losing all content. When I went to my computer to restore the content, I found that, although the book ...
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App from Mac App Store. What if I change Macs?
The Mac App Store is really convenient, but under some circumstances, I am confused on how it manages the installation. Here I have two questions:
If I buy an app from the Mac App Store, then delete ...
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There was an error in the Mac App Store. Please try again later. (13)
I have big problem. I can' t install any application from the Mac App Store. I have message "There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (13)". I'm search for this bug in google.
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How to uninstall a program through the App Store?
I want to uninstall some recently installed software which I installed using the Mac App Store. Is is possible to uninstall those programs from inside the App Store?
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Can Mac App Store installs & upgrades be automated?
How can I script installing or upgrading apps from the Mac App Store? I'd prefer command line tools, but AppleScript or some other API would suffice.
Relevant puzzle pieces:
installer: note ...
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Mac OS X: I accidentally clicked on the cross in the Installed tab in the app store application. Now my Pages doesn't work anymore
I did this with pages because I thought that it would uninstalled it (I'm brand new to mac os). It didn't uninstalled it, but it did remove it from the list of installed applications.
Now when I ...
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Is it still possible to buy Final Cut Pro version 7? [closed]
Is it possible to buy outdated versions of software online? (Online = Downloading online, not ordering a CD from Amazon)
One example - buying Final Cut 7 rather than X.
Apple seems to force you ...
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Installing Aperture from the App Store when a previous version is installed
I have installed Apple Aperture some time ago using a serial (likely pirated) that I searched for on the internet.
Now, I want to purchase a legal version through the App Store, but it is seeing the ...
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How can I modify a package from the Mac App Store?
I used to hack at apps on my Mac all the time (change the icons/sounds etc... in the resources folder of the package). I have tried with apps downloaded from the App Store, but it no longer seems to ...
