Garage Band for 10.13.6

I tried all of the steps mentioned above and several other methods I’ve read elsewhere.

In the end, what worked for me was to sign in to the App Store and not go to the purchased tab and not search Garage Band in any way, but to just click on the Garage Band icon in the AppStore main page. It immediately asked if I wanted to download the latest compatible version (which I had been asked in previous failed attempts). I agreed and it downloaded successfully.

I am now running GarageBand (10.3.5) that I just downloaded today on High Sierra (10.13.6) running on a 2012 15” MacBook Pro.

Garageband requires you to be running macOS Big Sur 11.0.

Apple has removed all versions for older OS's like macOS High Sierra.

If you had downloaded Garageband previously open the App Store go to the Purchased

section, see if it is listed, it may just download the correct version for High Sierra.

I had similar issues when first trying to download an older version of GB.

In the end, what worked for me was to sign in to the App Store and not go to the purchased tab and not search Garage Band in any way, but to just click on the Garage Band icon in the AppStore main page. It immediately asked if I wanted to download the latest compatible version I agreed and it downloaded successfully.

In AppStore, I started an Install for a different (non-GB) previously purchased app, Paused it, then clicked Install for Garageband and this time it worked: 10.3.5 installed, followed by download of Essential sounds. Go figure. Some state in AppStore had to be cleared before it would try to install an older GB version? Even after reboot of laptop, logout and login again with AppleID.

It hasn't failed. At least I went through this and trying to download for High Sierra. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro 17". After going through a similar experience I found that after the failed download I found an icon for GB in Applications. I clicked on it and it asked me if I wanted to download the latest compatible version I agreed and it downloaded again and then was installed successfully.

That didn't work for me. The version 6.0.5 that I had since before and could download to High Sierra started upgrading automatically when starting GB to the Big Sur version and then stopped at around 75% as it's not supported, so that is a dead end.

I managed to solve it though.

The solution was to find a friend with Big Sur, log in with my AppleID on his computer and download GB on that one. Then go to my own laptop with Catalina and check my previous purchases and clicked the cloud on GB which gave me the option to download the latest compatible version.

Hmmm, Are you using the same Apple ID on the Catalina Mac?

Oh, looks impossible! :(

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252072982?answerId=253936903022#253936903022

Did you first delete any version of GarageBand you currently have installed?

I just downloaded GarageBand 10.3.5 to my High Sierra guest.

I went to install Garage Band and got the message that I needed MacOS Big Sur 11.0. That is why I came here. When I went back to Applications I found a GB icon there that wasn't there before. I clicked on it and it installed GB version 10.3. 2. I did not update it as it asked me to. I clicked on the icon again and it is installing Essential Sounds. Cross your fingers.

GarageBand is in my Purchase history in AppStore. Click "Install." Get panel: Download an older version of GarageBand? Say "Download". Get panel:

"GarageBand failed to download.

Use the Purchased page to try again."

I tried about a dozen times, logged out from AppStore, back in, restarted Appstore etc. No luck.

Yes, deleted old app. I read a dozen other replies: "Launch the app store

At the bottom of the page click on your account". My AppStore 2.4 no longer has this UI. Tried launching from Apple's GarageBand web page; same results. So PirateBay is remaining suggestion?

jvcoursey wrote:

I read a dozen other replies: "Launch the app store

At the bottom of the page click on your account". My AppStore 2.4 no longer has this UI.

Actually that refers to newer versions of the App Store than what is in High Sierra.

This really hurts. I have an older Macbook Pro 13" Late 2011. I originally purchased for my daughter to go to college with. I wanted to download use Garageband. The app store recommendation was to upgrade the OS. So I did, bringing it up to High Sierra 10.12.6. Now I cannot load GB and I'm seemingly stuck. I just want to use this mac for garageband and testing MS Office versions of Excel Workbooks with Macros Designed for Mac and Windows. x I've attempted the other suggestions (Looking for the GB App under my daughters AppleStore ID. etc.) It appears it was never loaded... but I swear it was at an earlier OS version.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

When I check my purchased tab, I only have the 6.0.5 version which I can download when running my old High Sierra drive which is taken out.

On my Catalina running on my internal new SSD it refuses to open after download.

But, when opening the 6.0.5 Garageband from Launchpad (in High Sierra, or even Yosemite which I installed in a desperate attempt) it immediately starts downloading the Big Sur version which fails at the end of the process.

Any tip?

I don't have Big Sur. I run Catalina on a mid 2012 mbp which doesn't support Big Sur which is the issue.

I don't have Garageband in my Catalina OS but can download the old 6.0.5 version to my High Sierra OS which then starts downloading the OX11-version automatically upon starting.