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Restore Purchase of a Game

I bought a game from the MacOS App Store and am thinking about deleting it off my device to save storage. If I want to redownload the game in the future, would I need to make another purchase, or does my previous purchase enable me to download for free? To clarify, this isn't an in-app purchase. This is a paid app. Though I would also be interested to know if in-app purchases in a game can be restored as well. Thanks

MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 15, 2020 10:09 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 3:51 AM

As to the paid app, if the app hasn't had a paid upgrade since you last downloaded it, you should not have to pay to redownload it.


ASC - Late 2012 Mac mini, macOS 10.14.6; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 6.2.8; iPad Air 2, ipadOS 13.7; iPhone 8+, iOS 13.7; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 13.4.8;  HomePods, audioOS 13.4.8 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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Sep 16, 2020 3:51 AM in response to rddn33

As to the paid app, if the app hasn't had a paid upgrade since you last downloaded it, you should not have to pay to redownload it.


ASC - Late 2012 Mac mini, macOS 10.14.6; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 6.2.8; iPad Air 2, ipadOS 13.7; iPhone 8+, iOS 13.7; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 13.4.8;  HomePods, audioOS 13.4.8 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

Restore Purchase of a Game

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