Can't update to Logic Pro X 10.5

I have for 3 days now been trying to update to 10.5. It starts just fine in the App Store, but never actually updates. Been this way for 3 days. At first I thought it was a storage space issue, but I have 22GB free space on my main drive and still no dice.


Anyone else experiencing this?


Any solutions?


I need help.

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on May 14, 2020 11:22 PM

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May 16, 2020 3:22 PM in response to waltermckeever

But 10.13 is hardly any different from 10.14. Mainly a few more permission requirements. But those are handled easily, and it's worth the upgrade. For Logic Pro X update, if nothing else. It's the 10.15 upgrade that kicks your butt.

May 16, 2020 1:40 AM in response to Jaro876

  1. Make sure you are running at least macOS 10.14.6 (Mojave or Catalina). HighSierra (10.13) is no longer supported.
  2. Launch the Mac App Store application
  3. Search for "Logic Pro"
  4. You should see Logic Pro X in the first row.
    1. It has a button next to it, which should read "Update", click it.
    2. If the button says "Open", then you already have the most recent version installed.
    3. If it shows an amount, then the App Store doesn't detect a purchased version of Logic Pro tied to the current account, and offers you to buy the application. This can happen, if you bought Logic Pro with a different Apple ID. You need to log into that account (via Store menu on the top of the screen) to install the update.
    4. If the button next to Logic Pro is disabled, you might have parental control active, which limits the App Store.

May 20, 2020 12:25 AM in response to Jaro876

In all the replies so far I haven't seen anything that provides me with a solution or a workaround. I know my machine might be old, but I'm running the last version of the OS and all I'm trying to do is update Logic to 10.5. I click the Update button in the App Store, it starts, goes all the way, but never updates. I just want to know why and how to fix it? Aren't there any Apple reps in these forums?

May 20, 2020 1:29 AM in response to Jaro876

You need to check what the Mac OS version is on your machine, when it is 10.13.6 or lower, you can't upgrade Logic to 10.5,

even though you see the Logic Update button, which should NOT show because it is a bug in Mac OS.


When you have an older machine it could be that it is up-to-date (within a specific version range like Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra) etc.) but it does not support later versions of Mac OS (i.e. 10.14, 10.15 and up).


I for example have an older iMac and it does not support a higher Mac OS version than 10.13.x - so it is up-to-date but only until the latest 10.13 version, which is 10.13.6 (so not the available higher Mac OS' 10.14.x or 10.15.x - since it is not compatible with that).

On the other hand I have a newer Macbook Pro which supports 10.14 and higher. On that computer I can upgrade Logic to 10.5.


This means you're either stuck with an older machine which does not support some higher Mac OS versions or your machine does support it and you need to upgrade to 10.14 or higher.


A very useful overview of Mac models and supported OS can be found here: https://eshop.macsales.com/guides/Mac_OS_X_Compatibility


Hope this helps.


EDIT

@Jaro876: sorry missed your message before your last one.

When you have Mac OS 10.15.2 installed Logic should upgrade indeed I persume.

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