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Why won't Apple let me update my purchased Pages app from an older version from Yosemite days to my current Mojave OS ? I cannot even run macOS 11 on my Mini. I just need the last version of Pages that worked on Mojave
Mac mini, macOS 10.14
Ensure that you are fully updated to Mojave 10.14.6 and any subsequent security updates via Software Update. Then, launch the Mac App Store and be signed in with the same Apple ID that you used to install Pages in Yosemite. Press cmd+0 (zero) to open the Purchases panel, and there may be an update button adjacent to Pages.
Click that Update button and expect two dialogs:
Ensure that you are fully updated to Mojave 10.14.6 and any subsequent security updates via Software Update. Then, launch the Mac App Store and be signed in with the same Apple ID that you used to install Pages in Yosemite. Press cmd+0 (zero) to open the Purchases panel, and there may be an update button adjacent to Pages.
Click that Update button and expect two dialogs:
Thank You! The Cmd+) key combo was close but not directly spot on, but I got it to work soon enough. Great trick to know since I may now update Numbers and Keynote even though I never use them ( preferring Libre Office instead) All my older Pages personal Templates and last few documents created were still available, and they work
I note the the new Pages 10.1 completely overwrote the older app, but the icon remained in the Dock. Just need a little housekeeping to square it all up. Too bad Apple totally forsakes the older software and strands its customers , when they really don't have to.
It is not stranding, it is Apple adding features to the three applications that are only available in newer releases of the operating system and thus, require those operating system versions for installation.
You can use your existing hardware until it fails, and at some point, it will, and then you will be looking at newer replacement hardware that should support more current versions of these applications. That may also require some periodic budgeting for new hardware so that when the time arrives, it won't be a mountain to climb financially.
By this time next year, LibreOffice will require macOS Catalina for new updates.
How to get Pages version for Mojave 10.14
