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Unable to Update Xcode 4.6 "You have updates available for other accounts"

Hi I am a developer, a very frustrated developer...


as I am unable to download xcode 4.6 from the app store, it may have something to do with being a developer that downloaded xcode from the developer site initially - i don't know...but I'm getting this error





"You have updates available for other accounts"



"To update this application, sign in to the account you used to purchase it."

Please fix this bug asap~!


Need this fixed asap to test, build and app for a client...

Posted on Feb 12, 2013 4:58 PM

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Feb 12, 2013 5:25 PM in response to bazzinga21

found the answer...


To make the AppStore forget the old credentials with which an app was downloaded, remove the

_MASReceipt
directory in the app itself.

To do this:

  1. Open Finder and navigate to Applications,
  2. Ctrl+Click the application and choose "Show Package Contents",
  3. Expand the Contents directory and click the _MASReceipt directory to select it,
  4. Type Command+Delete to delete the directory permanently---you will be prompted for your credentials since this is a protected file.

Quit and restart AppStore, then find the application. The button should now say "Free" or "Install" instead of "Update". Clicking it will update your app to the latest version, doing so as the currently logged-in Apple user.

original thread on apple stackexchange

Unable to Update Xcode 4.6 "You have updates available for other accounts"

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