App Store Says App Is "Installed" When It's Not
Hi,
I have just done a fresh install on Mountain Lion to my MacBook Pro after imaging my old Lion install.
I am now testing some apps but when I go to the App Store I'm told the apps I have purchased are "Installed" when they aren't - at least not on this machine with Mountain Lion. But they are on the older Lion image.
Can I 'reset' the apps status (or force installs) or do I need to do something more drastic first? I have removed the App Store plistfiles and rebooted but this makes no difference. I guess the app store believes them to still be installed on this machine. Which they effectively are but on a Lion image.
Thanks in advance.
Radar
Hi,
Thanks for the reply. Not sure if this was the issue or not as I seemed to have found another 'workaround'.
Basically I downloaded a free app that wasn't installed via the app store and also restored an app that the app store was saying was already installed. I then ran them both and then immediately removed them using AppDelete.
Rebooted and relaunched App Store and all is now good.
Thanks for the reply. Maybe both our 'solutins' will help others.
Regards
Radar
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