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Q: App store says update but already updated

The App Store on my iMac shows one update as available.  I even get notifications that there is an update available.  The problem is that the app it says has an update has already been updated and it says "Installed".  There seems to be no way to get the App Store to remove it from the Updates page.  It constantly says there is one update available.  Any suggestions?

Posted on Sep 29, 2012 5:24 AM

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  • by richard2180uk,

    richard2180uk richard2180uk Oct 9, 2012 10:28 AM in response to Mikes House
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    Oct 9, 2012 10:28 AM in response to Mikes House

    Hi everyone, i have been trying lots of different solutions to this one, and have resolved my problem.

     

    This article linked below is related to updating apps where the updates are not showing (i know this is not the issue but was similar as it made sense that the issue may be related) http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4236 

     

    as it happened my hard drive was not showing on the privacy tab, so i thought why not add it and remove it..  added it to the list, then removed it.. launched app store and the update is no longer showing as outstanding.

     

    This may not work for everyone but it worked for me so hope it helps anyone else that is having the same issue as me.

  • by JAbaian,

    JAbaian JAbaian Oct 9, 2012 11:05 AM in response to Mikes House
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    Oct 9, 2012 11:05 AM in response to Mikes House

    That worked for me!!!  Thank you!!!

  • by HACKINT0SH,

    HACKINT0SH HACKINT0SH Oct 9, 2012 10:12 PM in response to JAbaian
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    Oct 9, 2012 10:12 PM in response to JAbaian

    Here's the other one I keep handy...

     

    Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes

              http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

  • by tegregg,

    tegregg tegregg Oct 10, 2012 4:03 AM in response to richard2180uk
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    Oct 10, 2012 4:03 AM in response to richard2180uk

    Perfect, worked for me.  Thanks

  • by mystiq_red,

    mystiq_red mystiq_red Oct 14, 2012 1:29 PM in response to richard2180uk
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    Oct 14, 2012 1:29 PM in response to richard2180uk

    Did exactly the folder reindexing that Richard2180uk recommended (added, then removed hdd from Privace in Spotlight) & interestingly it got rid of the +1 update icon on the App Store icon, but still showed an update available within App Store. So, I did the same thing with my Applications folder in the Privacy settings--added it, then removed it. Voila! Now App Store neither has the update icon nor does it show a mistaken update available within the store itself. Switched to my other user account & reindexed only the Applications folder & solved both problems. Thanks Richard & al.

  • by dhwinston,

    dhwinston dhwinston Nov 20, 2012 10:20 AM in response to Dah•veed
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    Nov 20, 2012 10:20 AM in response to Dah•veed

    This was partially it - dismounted backup disks - and got rid of all but one (had 11)

  • by Protagonist,

    Protagonist Protagonist Nov 20, 2012 1:57 PM in response to Dah•veed
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    Nov 20, 2012 1:57 PM in response to Dah•veed

    Thanks, I forgot about the mounted volume with a SuperDuper clone on it. I unmounted that and the program updates disappeared. I recently had a spare HD and I decided to do a bootable clone on it externally. Before that I just had the TM backup.

  • by thisma,

    thisma thisma Nov 28, 2012 3:20 AM in response to Mikes House
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    Nov 28, 2012 3:20 AM in response to Mikes House

    Add and remove HD from privacy list worked for me too. Weird bug!

     

    Thanks!

  • by powercore,

    powercore powercore Aug 13, 2013 5:48 AM in response to Mikes House
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    Aug 13, 2013 5:48 AM in response to Mikes House

    In the past I have the same problem, the AppStore offers a OS X Update but this was already installed.

    Finally the problem comes from "Spotlight" because I have a "Time Machine" Backup Disk connected and this disk was not successfully indexed. In my special case, the indexing was never successfull. This results in the problem that the AppStore finds a old availabe version of the OS X release on this drive.

     

    Here the way how I fix the problem (using Command Line mdutil tool):

     

    The Problem:

     

    # mdutil -s -a

    ...

    /Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb:

              Indexing enabled.

              Scan base time: 1970-01-01 01:00:01 +0100 (1376397204 seconds ago), reasoning: 'Not set'

    ...

     

    # mdutil -v -E "/Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb"

    /Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb:

              Indexing enabled.

              Scan base time: 1970-01-01 01:00:01 +0100 (1376397283 seconds ago), reasoning: 'NewIndex'

     

    NOTE: wait some minutes after indexing has been finished

     

    # mdutil -s -a

    ...

    /Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb:

              Indexing enabled.

    ...

     

    After that the problem was gone. If I open the AppStore the already installed update is no longer visible.

     

    Regards,

    Daniel

  • by Dah•veed,

    Dah•veed Dah•veed Aug 13, 2013 7:51 AM in response to powercore
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    Aug 13, 2013 7:51 AM in response to powercore

    Anyone following this solution should be aware that messing with the Terminal in OS X by a novice can have very bad results. This solution should only be taken by those who know what they are doing.

  • by rjvanpelt,

    rjvanpelt rjvanpelt Mar 16, 2015 1:49 AM in response to Mikes House
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  • by JP48,

    JP48 JP48 Nov 17, 2015 3:53 PM in response to Mikes House
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    Nov 17, 2015 3:53 PM in response to Mikes House

    Have MacBook Pro, with OS X El Capitan.  Have the same issue with Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 6.17.  Shows it was updated for this version in the last 30 days but still shows a 1 Update Available.  See all the previous post were from 2012, but have the issue now in November 2015.

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