I am trying to download OS X Lion from the Apple App Store. I paid for the download, received a PDF doc (license) with a "redeem" code, and App Store said "Downloading," but I can't find the downloaded item. Where is it?

I am trying to download OS X Lion from the Apple App Store. I paid for the download, received a locked PDF doc (license) with a "redeem" code, unlocked the PDF with a key I received, and redeemed the code at the App Store. The App Store page said "Downloading," but I can't find the downloaded item.


Where is it?


I've gone through this process twice, paying $20 (twice) to download OS X Lion for an older Mac, and twice I have come up empty.


How can I get the download?

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Posted on Sep 8, 2021 8:33 AM

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Sep 9, 2021 7:10 AM in response to GrizzleyCoot

Make sure Apple give you your money back, there is no ned for them to keep on selling it

as it is available free from this link,

Apple - Support - Downloads

and has been since June 23rd this year.


The link will download the InstallMacOSX.dmg to your Downloads folder.

Open it to get InstallMacOSX.pkg.

Open that to get an installation window which does not actually install Mac OS X Lion

but creates the Install OS X Lion.app in your Application folder.

Then you can install Lion.

Oct 9, 2021 11:37 AM in response to D.I. Johnson

I have a Mac mini 2.1 mid 2007 running snow leopard (10.6.8) and want to upgrade to Lion (10.7) which is the last OS upgrade allowed. The requirements are met (RAM, HD space, current OS, ok processor, too old to ship with Lion). And I downloaded from apple (above url) and it goes thru all the steps, says successfully loaded, green checkmark, and nothing is changed. The compatibility check at the beginning went instantly and at the end there was no reboot and in-between takes awhile. So I am mystified what is happening with no result. Any ideas?


The mini is connected to the internet, although safari is obsolete and connections fail or poor for most sites and the download came from another computer and copied to the mini. There is nothing in the download that indicates Lion.

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