I have 10.13.6 high Sierra and my HD had to be whipped clean by apple and now my Imovie is gone. I tried to reinstall it and i get a message that i need 10.14... but there is no update for it. my mac is a late 2011.
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13
That's true. You need Mojave to update to current iMovie. You might be able to get an iMovie update to your previous version. Try signing in to the app store and clicking on your name at the bottom of the app store side bar. That will open your purchases account. iMovie should be in there. See if you can update it from there.
If you have a Time Machine backup, you can restore your lost iMovie app from there as well.
-- Rich
That's true. You need Mojave to update to current iMovie. You might be able to get an iMovie update to your previous version. Try signing in to the app store and clicking on your name at the bottom of the app store side bar. That will open your purchases account. iMovie should be in there. See if you can update it from there.
If you have a Time Machine backup, you can restore your lost iMovie app from there as well.
-- Rich
Did you by any chance change your Apple ID? You would need to sign in with the same Apple ID that you used when you bought your Mac or the previous iMovie version. Or, perhaps when your drive was wiped it obliterated the record or your purchase.
Try calling Apple Support and explaining the situation. They may be able to help you. To contact support click on the Contact Support item in the upper right hand corner of this forum's screen. Navigate to a phone number that you can call.
Good luck with this.
-- Rich
thank you! i did check to see if shows up in the app store and it does not, I'm not sure why not though. I will have to look into some other program to use.
Thanks so much I will contact them. I didn’t change my Apple ID. I would bet that the purchas was lost when they whiped the HD. i did loose a bunch of stuff!
You are welcome. If you have time, post back with your results.
-- Rich
Hi Rich i did contact support and was able to download a earlier version. There was nothing in my account at the app store so yes it was ALL gone!
Great. This is proof that some stories have happy endings. :)
-- Rich
Haha yes they do! Thanks again for the help!
why cant i get imovie on my mac any longer?
