Purchasing app that's already installed
Hi everyone,
When Lion came out and we needed to update xcode in the office, instead of everyone downloading the exact same installer 20 times, one person downloaded xcode from the app store then shared the installer to everyone on the network. The installation went fine, everything works fine, but now when it comes time to update, I'm not able to update xcode under my account because it was 'purchased' (loose term, consdering the app is free) through a different account.
Deleting the _MASReceipt folder from the installer means that the app no longer shows as installed in the App Store, however I'm still not able to update via Software Update.
Just wondering how I can 'purchase' xcode under my account so I can receive updates without having to completely uninstall and download a duplicate copy of an installer I already have?
Thanks in advance,
Christian
Dah•veed wrote:
One of the big drawbacks is that the person who downloaded the update installer and passed it around, is now in violation of the End User License Agreement and your whole group is technically using a pirated app.
The other thing is that if this is a business, you lot should be using Apple's business/education multi-license program, not downloading the consumer apps with a consumer EULA.
I haven't read the EULA, but if you're telling me that we're in violation because we're sharing a free app then that's ridiculous, whether it's part of the EULA or not. When 20 people have to download the exact same 3gb file just so it can be associated to their own account, that's a crappy system, and I'll happily be called a pirate for saving ~60gb of bandwidth for the sake of some DRM stuff And to answer your question, no, it's not a business, just a shared workspace.
FishComputer wrote:
you would have to redownload it.
And besides, why keep the installer, its hogging alost 4 GB of space (and in my case, an 80 GB drive goes nowhere if I do stuff like that)
I think you missed the point... I already have the installer for the app, but in order to associate the app to my account I have to redownload the exact same installer that I already have. Waste of bandwidth and time. Anyway I'm pretty sure you actually need to keep the installer so that the App Store knows Xcode is installed (only happens with Xcode, not other apps).
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