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Problem with App Store

I have a problem with App Store : when I try to update my app he says I bought the apps with an old account even though I created the same one just yesterday while setting up my new MacBook.

The only things I did was to change the name of my Apple ID after setting it up.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 20, 2020 9:50 AM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2020 10:01 AM

See What to do when the Mac App Store shows a different Apple ID for software updates https://www.macworld.com/article/3267709/mac-app-store-apple-id.html. This document refers to a prior owner, but is also applies to cases where a current owner's old Apple ID is the problem.

 

Basically, If an app is purchased/downloaded using one Apple ID, then you can't update it with another Apple

ID. The app is inextricably linked to the first Apple ID. You'll have to delete it and repurchase/download it again with the second Apple ID. 

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Jun 20, 2020 10:01 AM in response to Matteo_287

See What to do when the Mac App Store shows a different Apple ID for software updates https://www.macworld.com/article/3267709/mac-app-store-apple-id.html. This document refers to a prior owner, but is also applies to cases where a current owner's old Apple ID is the problem.

 

Basically, If an app is purchased/downloaded using one Apple ID, then you can't update it with another Apple

ID. The app is inextricably linked to the first Apple ID. You'll have to delete it and repurchase/download it again with the second Apple ID. 

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