Aperture 3.3 for Lion, but... how to install 3.2.4 for Snow Leopard?

my Mac of Snow Leopard

Your signature says Mac OS X (10.5.8)?

From the App Store you can only buy Aperture (3.3).

How did you initially install Aperture on your Snow leopard system? Did you upgrade from the Trial Version or buy an installer DVD for Aperture 3? If you still have the trial installer or the DVD, use this to reinstall. Was Aperture 3 originally installed on your Snow Leopard system and do you have a Time Machine backup?

That's a good question. I got my copy of Aperture through the App store and I'm on Snow Leopard. I can't upgrade to Aperture 3.3, but how do I update from 3.2.3 to 3.2.4? The App store only offers version 3.3.

From the Apple support downloads page:

Aperture 3.2.4

That doesn't work because the registration is tied in to the App Store. So downloading and installing from that link would result in an unregistered copy.

You still might be able to buy a boxed version of Aperture 3 at a local Apple store, but that will be much more expensive than the download from the App Store.

Since you cannot upgrade your machine to Lion, I'd stick with iPhoto, until you will invest into a new computer. iPhoto libraries now can be opened by Aperture, so any work you invest into an iPhoto library will not be lost, once you transit.

That doesn't work because the registration is tied in to the App Store. So downloading and installing from that link would result in an unregistered copy.

Have you tried it?

That link points to an Upgrade Installer. I have frequently used the direct support upgrades to upgrade an application bought from the App Store.

Yes, when I try to run the update package I get the following alert:

"The version of Aperture installed on this Mac must be updated through the Mac App Store. Check the Mac App Store to see if an update is available."

And have you checked your Updates Tab of the App Store? It should offer you the update, even if the most current version is 3.3. You need to be signed into the App Store and keep the AppStore running for some time, for the updates to show in the Updates Tab.

Yes leonie, it's offering 3.3, but if I try to use it then it says it can't install it because it requires Lion 10.7.4 (as you'd expect). It doesn't give me any option to download 3.2.4 instead though. It's like the App Store only offers up the most recent update available.

Please report feedback to Apple: The more feedback, the better.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html

This is a total mess. I'll send a report myself.

Actually, I think the correct path is through AppleCare on this one. I would go there first. 🙂

Yes, I called Apple Care at 1-800-275-2273 and went through the chain to talk to Aperture support (not Mac App Store support). I explained the situation which they understood, and they e-mailed me a serial number so I could register the downloadable trial version. Updates are then handled through Software Update and not the Mac App Store, and it will give you the most current version you can actually use.