Duplicate GarageBand Icon

I have the same issue - not sure why they wouldn't do this as an update

I have the same problem. My App Store said "download" instead of "Update."

Now I have versions 10.0.0 AND 6.0.5. The new version will not open my Garageband files; only the old version will.

The same thing happened for Pages and iMovie; I have duplicate versions now.

I have the same problem too after the Maverick update.

I did the exact same thing. Downloaded it, got duplicate icons, and it drove me nuts.

What I ended up doing was going back to the app store and seeing garageband was now showing "update". After I clicked it, my older icon began updating and I was able to trash the duplicate in launchpad. So far no problems with opening old projects now.

I had the same problem as it loaded the old iLife 11 suites into a new folder but left the old Garageband icon in Launchpad, it did the same to iWork 09. I made sure that I had all the apps in my purchases & then I went ahead & did a clean install using a bootable usb. Once that was done I was able to install all apps back onto my mac from the app store without the older ones still on my computer

Yep, same here. Duplicate icon in LaunchPad.

Have you tried clearing the Mac App Store cache?

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I've occasionally seen issues where Mac App Store downloads failed, with a message saying "The product distribution file could not be verified. It may be damaged or was not signed." Topher Kessler writing at CNET showed a way you can resolve this issue.

When this download problem occurs, it is generally the result of a corrupted file in a cache folder. If you run this command in Terminal:

open $TMPDIR../C/

a folder will open in the Finder showing a number of cache folders for different applications. Delete the com.apple.appstore folder, then quit and relaunch the App Store application and try the download again.

I had a similiar issue with the new version of iWork; all the apps had duplicate icons. What I did was I deleted the problematic apps, deleted the com.apple.appstore folder, emptied trash, rebooted, redownloaded the apps, and my problem was solved. And the procedure is pretty harmless imo—apart from being a little time-consuming. But it's worth trying.

Hope it helps 🙂

Good idea johnnyboy_1969. Think I'll try this as I don't want old versions using unnecessary space.

Interesting JCC123, I'll see if it still shows up the next time I reboot. Haven't tried this yet. Still might do a clean install though as I'm not entirely convinced that it didn't create a duplicate version of GarageBand. I did notice that I have an old version (GarageBand 6.05) sitting on my hard drive. I'm actually able to delete/trash this version, but the newer version is locked by the system from deleting/removing it.

The restart fixed my duplicate as well...

The problem is that with the Mac you do not need to restart that often! 🙂

Thanks JCC123!

I noticed this, but I also noticed that one of them was now called Garageband 6.0.5 (my old version) beware deleting! the new version of Garageband is a new beast its not an upgrade its a new app, with new features.

Most the instruments are in app purchases, so dont go deleting your old version, with all your instruments (jam packs)

The new version seems to be really cool with interesting linking with ipad version.

I understand not every one wants 2 versions and most (I suppose) will want to purchase all the extras, but make sure you have a back up, just in case.

Yep, same here. Resart fixed the duplicate icon.

Most the instruments are in app purchases, so dont go deleting your old version, with all your instruments (jam packs)

Your old JamPacks and Instruments should be available in the GarageBand 10.0. I did not have to do any in-app purchase.

• To make the JamPack loops available, use the command "Rebuild Loop Index" in the dropdown menu at the top of the Loop Browser.
• The Jam Pack Instruments are in the "Legacy" section of Library Inspector.

-- Léonie