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I was trying to fix the problem in my iphoto app for last two months. I tried almost all suggested option and was on the verge of rebuying the product from my id, but it worked for me as Stuart suggested .

Thanks Buddy

Sign out while on the update page, then click to update the app and put in your usename and password. It should update. Amazing that you could spend almost an hour or more with Apple, but this simple workaround fixed it for me.

This worked for me after the Spotlight fix didn't. Simple is good!➕

Please. I am too confused. What does it mean to "trash" the app from applications folder. Do you mean the i movie and i photos app? those are what I am unable to update. When I go to the appl folder I also do not see the install app. What next, what is safe to do?

thanks

Rich

Thanks rastajellyfish & jlauve.

I fixed it for myself:

1. Closed the app store

2. Opened Spotlight settings and dropped Macintosh HD drive into the "Privacy" area.

3. Downloaded "FindAnyFile" (Google)

4. Searched for the file with FAF and found a couple of rogue com.****.plists and loginitems affiliated to it.

5. I moved the files to the trash.

6. Removed Macintosh HD from spotlight privacy.

7. Opened MAS, checked purchases page. The app in question had a siny new "Install" button.

8. App installed successfully.

Worked! Thanks. 🙂

Yep it's the Spotlight indexing. Don't delete the apps! Just enable indexing for Applications. You may need to use Cocktail to check that Spotlight indexing is enabled for the drive in question. I did not need to restart my computer, just the Mac App Store app, after the indexing finished.

This is the only thing that worked for me. I tried the "hide from spotlight" and "move to another folder" but neither worked. In fact, when I moved it to another folder (trash) and then "put back" it was just the same file. The only change was that the update went away on the app store. So it wasn't really up dated since I still had iMovie 9.0.5 and the up date was for 9.0.9

Thank you bartech, my problem was solved by your advice

Thans Jesture!!

Reindex

Opened APP Store, signed out, and closed APP

Reopened APP, Signed in and BINGO! We got a winner!

I had to ask to speak to a senior support representative, who instructed me to remove the adoption.plist file which was in /Library/Application Support/App Store for me. Afterwards, I was able to Accept iPhoto and iMovie in the "Purchases" page and then finally update them.

What did not work: Re-indexing spotlight, trashing and putting back apps, logging out and back in when prompted.

Still not exactly sure what caused this, since I don't remember having any other apple IDs. It's been over two years since this thread started. Apple: it would be better late than never to fix this.

The reindexing of Spotlight, followed by waiting 5 mins or so, worked for me to get xCode 5.0 update. Thanks everyone!

I cant update the old apps i downloaded i just update my email i and pasword but the old id stils pop up and didnt match my pasword what should i do? Pls help.

This solved my problem too, thanks!can't get updates from AppStore

jesture's solution worked for me. I am still running 10.6.8. Other solutions don't apply.

Close App Store then open Terminal and type "sudo mdutil -a -i on" without quotes press enter type your computers password if needed for permission, then close Terminal.

Wait for your computer to finish indexing, you can watch its progress by clicking Spotlight in the top right corner of your Mac (The Magnify Glass).

Reopen the App Store and make sure you're signed in and the update tab should have a number by it with your optional updates.