How can I restore iLife '11 after backing up my new machine to an old version of iLife?

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How can I restore iLife '11 after backing up my new machine to an old version of iLife?

I bought a new MacBook Pro in February. It came with Lion and iLife '11.

I restored my Time Machine backup, which wiped my new iLife back to the '09 version.

Is there any way for me to get '11 back, since I paid for it when I bought my MacBook? I have looked on the app store and it says I have purchased it, but when I click to install it, it doesn't do anything except say "Installing..." and sits there.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on May 31, 2012 10:07 PM

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donaldtripp Author

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May 31, 2012 10:10 PM in response to donaldtripp

It ended up installing correctly.

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léonie

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May 31, 2012 10:18 PM in response to donaldtripp

The "Purchases" tab of the App Store should have an "Accept" tab - you need to accept the iLife Apps, while signed into the AppStore with your current Appple ID, if you have not already done so.

See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718, the paragraph on "Restoring iLife applications after Internet Restore of OS X Lion"

You may have to remove your older iLife Apps temporarily from your Applications folder for this to work.

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