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Just updated to Big Sur. Was notified that I no longer have permission to open Garage Band:
This is pretty weird since I have administrator privileges on this machine.
I don't use GarageBand all that often, but I do need to have it.
If I go to the App Store, it sees I already have a copy so doesn't provide a link to download an installer.
iMac Pro (2017)
FWIW, if you want to check if you can download GarageBand for Big Sur, open the App Store, click on your name on the bottom left.. which will open Purchased. Scroll through the list. If GarageBand is listed you can click on the cloud icon with the arrow to download the compatible version.
abovdal wrote:
? Under Built-in Apps, it's the third one:
iMac Pro (2017) - Technical Specifications
You should look at the page again…
Built-in Apps⁴
4. iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are available on the Mac App Store. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID and a device that is compatible with the OS version required for each app.
Thanks for your replies. The version of Garage Band currently on the App Store is 10.4.8. And as far as I can tell, this version requires macOS 10.12 (Monterey). I do have Garage Band v. 10.3.5 available from a Time Machine backup of my Mojave system - but it doesn't run in Big Sur.
It appears then that the current Big Sur upgrade package doesn't include a new version of Garage Band. Which means that even in my case, where I had probably the final version of Garage Band in the long run of macOS X, I would not be able to run Garage Band.
I have gone looking for releases of Garage Band earlier than the current 10.4.8. It stands to reason that one of these must have been runnable under Big Sur when it first came out. But so far, I don't know what that version was nor whether or not a download is anywhere to be found.
So it looks like if I want to run Garage Band at this point, I have no choice but to upgrade (once again) to OS 12/Monterey. Which I'm reluctant to do given I'm just getting familiar with OS 11, a non-trivial jump from the familiar confines of OS 10 ;-)
If any does know which version of Garage Band will run with Big Sur and where it can be found, I would be grateful.
Thanks
I did find Garage Band in my list as you suggested. Garage Band 6.0.5, that is. (Dated Dec 17, 2012.)
Anyway, I went ahead and clicked the cloud icon to download it, hoping that a newer version might magically be downloaded.
No such luck - it downloaded a fresh copy for me of v. 6.0.5. And dutifully deposited it in a folder in Applications with a "stop" icon pasted over it.
No free lunch here, I guess. ;-)
? Under Built-in Apps, it's the third one:
iMac Pro (2017) - Technical Specifications
It was also pre-installed on my 2013 MB Pro 13" and 2021 MB Pro 14".
Uninstall GarageBand and reinstall. Assuming you have downloaded it previously with your current Apple ID.
Will give this a try, but I’ve never used anything but the Garage Bands that came with the systems.
GarageBand normally doesn't come preinstalled.
The only way to get GarageBand for Big Sur is if you had downloaded it previously under your current Apple ID. Otherwise, you would have to upgrade to Monterey.
If there was only one version in your purchased list then I'm afraid you would have to update macOS.
My mistake! I must have forgotten that I downloaded these programs shortly after setting up the computers. Thanks for the correction.
Updated to Big Sur and now don't have permission to open GarageBand
