App store says update but already updated

Hi everyone, i have been trying lots of different solutions to this one, and have resolved my problem.

This article linked below is related to updating apps where the updates are not showing (i know this is not the issue but was similar as it made sense that the issue may be related) http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4236

as it happened my hard drive was not showing on the privacy tab, so i thought why not add it and remove it.. added it to the list, then removed it.. launched app store and the update is no longer showing as outstanding.

This may not work for everyone but it worked for me so hope it helps anyone else that is having the same issue as me.

That worked for me!!! Thank you!!!

Here's the other one I keep handy...

Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409

Perfect, worked for me. Thanks

Did exactly the folder reindexing that Richard2180uk recommended (added, then removed hdd from Privace in Spotlight) & interestingly it got rid of the +1 update icon on the App Store icon, but still showed an update available within App Store. So, I did the same thing with my Applications folder in the Privacy settings--added it, then removed it. Voila! Now App Store neither has the update icon nor does it show a mistaken update available within the store itself. Switched to my other user account & reindexed only the Applications folder & solved both problems. Thanks Richard & al.

This was partially it - dismounted backup disks - and got rid of all but one (had 11)

Thanks, I forgot about the mounted volume with a SuperDuper clone on it. I unmounted that and the program updates disappeared. I recently had a spare HD and I decided to do a bootable clone on it externally. Before that I just had the TM backup.

Add and remove HD from privacy list worked for me too. Weird bug!

Thanks!

In the past I have the same problem, the AppStore offers a OS X Update but this was already installed.

Finally the problem comes from "Spotlight" because I have a "Time Machine" Backup Disk connected and this disk was not successfully indexed. In my special case, the indexing was never successfull. This results in the problem that the AppStore finds a old availabe version of the OS X release on this drive.

Here the way how I fix the problem (using Command Line mdutil tool):

The Problem:

# mdutil -s -a

...

/Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb:

Indexing enabled.

Scan base time: 1970-01-01 01:00:01 +0100 (1376397204 seconds ago), reasoning: 'Not set'

...

# mdutil -v -E "/Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb"

/Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb:

Indexing enabled.

Scan base time: 1970-01-01 01:00:01 +0100 (1376397283 seconds ago), reasoning: 'NewIndex'

NOTE: wait some minutes after indexing has been finished

# mdutil -s -a

...

/Volumes/TM Backup/Backups.backupdb:

Indexing enabled.

...

After that the problem was gone. If I open the AppStore the already installed update is no longer visible.

Regards,

Daniel

Anyone following this solution should be aware that messing with the Terminal in OS X by a novice can have very bad results. This solution should only be taken by those who know what they are doing.

Have MacBook Pro, with OS X El Capitan. Have the same issue with Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 6.17. Shows it was updated for this version in the last 30 days but still shows a 1 Update Available. See all the previous post were from 2012, but have the issue now in November 2015.