I just bought mountain lion off the app store,but now I think I already have it. Is this possible? Would I be able to buy it if I already own it?

JKmaple wrote:
... Would I be able to buy it if I already own it?
The App Store will permit you to purchase Mountain Lion regardless of whether your MacBook Pro already had it installed when it shipped from Apple.
If you bought Mountain Lion from the App Store, you will be able to install it on as many additional Macs as you may have. If you only have the one Mac and have no plans to acquire any others that did not ship with Mountain Lion, then there was no need to purchase another copy.

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities,
I had a similar issue and it was an easy fix for me. First you need to log out of your account completely in the Mac App Store. Quit the application. Re-open the Mac App Store. Click log-in, enter your Apple-ID and password. Now when the screen pops-up that has all of your billing/credit card information on it DO NOT select done. Instead select View my Account, then select View hidden purchases. There you should be able to find iPhoto. Hope this helps if not let me know. I'm still searching solutions for you.
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Were you in your Purchases section of the app store?
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The redemption code can only be used once. If you downloaded Mountain Lion already, then in App Store sign in with the proper Apple ID. Click on the Purchases icon. Search the list for your download. If you don't see it then it may be hidden: Mac App Store- Hiding and unhiding purchases.
If you are trying to download beta software, then:
Please don't post here about beta software. There are confidential forums set aside for developers to use. Developer Forums. If you are a paid developer or seed tester then it's a violation of your NDA to post in these forums. If you aren't a developer or seed tester then you have an illegal copy.

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http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/
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Mac App Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928

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Boot to the Recovery HD:
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2. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the
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- Temporarily disable anti virus software if installed.
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