Andrew Wolczyk

Q: Can I still download Mavericks?

I work in an office environment and administer over 20 macs. We've got a few machines that run Mavericks and a few that run Lion. Withe the release of Yosemite last week, I gather Lion is no longer supported, so I wanted to upgrade but as Yosemite hasn't been tested in our environment, I wanted to take all the machines to Mavericks, but it doesn't seem to be available. Is there anywhere that I can still download that installer?

Posted on Oct 20, 2014 5:01 AM

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  • by jndupuis1,

    jndupuis1 jndupuis1 Feb 7, 2015 12:03 PM in response to Drew Reece
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    Feb 7, 2015 12:03 PM in response to Drew Reece

    Once you revert back to Mavericks, do not forget to download the Mavericks Installer from Purchases in the App Store! Save it to a disc or Thumbdrive. Buy a cheap 8 GB Thumbdrive and use createinstallmedia Terminal Command to make a bootable USB Mavericks Install with Recovery Partition. Instructions on how to use it can be found at Support.Apple.com and MacWorld. When you revert back from Yosemite Zero Out your HD with at least 1 pass of Zeros. NPRAM Rest for 3 cycles. Shutdown and follow up with SMC Reset. Yosemite leaves bits behind and causes Mavericks to have Wi-Fi glitches if you quick erase and install over Yosemite. I learned this from experience. Hope this helps someone. Cheers!

  • by jndupuis1,

    jndupuis1 jndupuis1 Feb 7, 2015 12:09 PM in response to Drew Reece
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    Feb 7, 2015 12:09 PM in response to Drew Reece

    Sorry, meant to Reply to Riderlaux in my previous post. Your response, Drew, I agree. I asked myself 2 questions, do I need to upgrade? Is my Mac running just fine the way it is and suits my needs? I tested Yosemite but Mavericks is still my primary OS X.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Feb 7, 2015 1:12 PM in response to jndupuis1
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    Feb 7, 2015 1:12 PM in response to jndupuis1

    Just a note. There is no need whatsoever to waste time doing a zero pass erase of the drive if reverting to Mavericks from Yosemite. You have to do a quick erase of the drive anyway before you can downgrade. Once the file table is wiped clean, the drive is, for all intents and purposes, empty.

     

    Zapping the PRAM also has zero effect on reinstalling Mavericks.

  • by Katie 'OConnell,

    Katie 'OConnell Katie 'OConnell Feb 9, 2015 6:19 PM in response to Ralph Landry1
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    Feb 9, 2015 6:19 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

    My husband downloaded Mavericks for his iMac and, logging into the App store with his user info, I'm seeing Mavericks listed under the "purchased" area ... but when I attempt to download it, I get a popup window that says, "You have updates available for other accounts. To update this application, sign in to the account you used to purchase it."

     

    Wha?????

     

    The only other account in this household is mine. I also tried logging in with my own Apple ID, saw the Mavericks download and got the same popup message.

     

    Thoughts?

    Screen shot 2015-02-09 at 9.13.03 PM.jpg

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 9, 2015 6:28 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 9, 2015 6:28 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    You tried logging in with his Apple ID/password? If that does not work (because it also checks the hardware), simply have your husband download another copy on his machine; the license entitles him to use it on any Mac he owns and controls.

  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Feb 9, 2015 6:51 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 9, 2015 6:51 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    I don't think that is because of Mavericks, that is normally to do with having other apps from other Apple ID's.

    The solution is to delete all the apps from the other Apple ID.

     

    You may be able to sign in as the other Apple ID to see what they have installed - it could make it easier to delete them.

     

    Apple have this page that looks like it should explain it…

    Alerts may occur when accepting bundled applications from the Mac App Store - Apple Support

    Sadly it is just double speak that repeats the same text without a resolution – delete the apps.

     

    Spotlight can also cause this if you have indexing disabled on the boot volume. Reindex the startup disk if you have it within the privacy section of the Spotlight Preferences.

    You may also want to eject any backup disks too, Spotlight may consider those for updates  depending on your backup format (Spotlight is where the store gets the info from).

  • by Shiny Apples,

    Shiny Apples Shiny Apples Feb 9, 2015 8:48 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 9, 2015 8:48 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    I believe I got this message once also. I think it just means you have logged onto the App Store from another Machine or Partition and are still Logged in. I made sure I logged out (Sign Out) of the App Store. then rebooted and logged into my other partition which was Snow leopard and Open the App Store and Logged out or download what you want from that partition, but make sure you Log out of the App Store before you change systems.

     

    The App Store can see other instances that were used on the Computer.

     

    Here are a couple other Forums that resolved the Issue for others:

    You have updates available for other accounts

     

    Alerts may occur when accepting bundled applications from the Mac App Store - Apple Support

    If all of these fail try Safe Mode.

  • by Katie 'OConnell,

    Katie 'OConnell Katie 'OConnell Feb 10, 2015 9:30 AM in response to babowa
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    Feb 10, 2015 9:30 AM in response to babowa

    YES - this was the key. I've just logged in from his iMac and it's downloading now (saying it will take 1+ hours) ... will let you know if installation is successful.

     

    Thanks so much!

  • by Katie 'OConnell,

    Katie 'OConnell Katie 'OConnell Feb 10, 2015 2:03 PM in response to babowa
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    Feb 10, 2015 2:03 PM in response to babowa

    Downloaded successfully from App store. Took some maneuvering to copy it over to my own computer, but managed to do that.

     

    NOW: Before I install it, I'm going to lose the use of some PowerMac software once I upgrade to Mavericks. For this reason, I'd like to have a  Snow Leopard system file installed on another hard drive so that I may reboot off THAT when I occasionally need to use the older software.

     

    Am I going to run into trouble if I upgrade FIRST to Mavericks and then (using my Snow Leopard DVD), install SL on a separate hard drive?

     

    I wouldn't ask but things have become SO complicated with Apple that I'd hate to do anything that would maim me permanently.

  • by baltwo,

    baltwo baltwo Feb 10, 2015 2:18 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 10, 2015 2:18 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    Clone your existing SL installation onto the additional or external volume, boot from it to ensure that it works, then, and only then, install Mavericks onto either one. I have four OSs on separate volumes on my  int HD.

     

    27" i7 iMac (Mid 2011) refurb, OS X Yo (10.10.2), Mavs, ML & SL, G4 450 MP w/10.5 & 9.2.2

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 10, 2015 3:03 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 10, 2015 3:03 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    Exactly what baltwo said. As you will lose not some, but ALL PowerPC software apps you have (unless they have current updates or upgrades), do keep a clone of your SL install.

     

    You might also need that if you ever want to sell the machine; as I found out recently trying to get a 2010 ready to sell, I was not able to boot from the SL install DVD until after I had erased the drive. That is because I had updated my EFI to allow internet recovery, so it was difficult getting the original SL re-installed, but I finally got it with the help of a cloned SL partition. I couldn't do without clones.

  • by Katie 'OConnell,

    Katie 'OConnell Katie 'OConnell Feb 10, 2015 4:46 PM in response to baltwo
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    Feb 10, 2015 4:46 PM in response to baltwo

    By "clone" do you mean simply drag+drop all System folders and files?

     

    I don't believe there's a "clone" command anywhere ...

  • by baltwo,

    baltwo baltwo Feb 10, 2015 4:51 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 10, 2015 4:51 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    No. I mean a bootable clone of your existing boot volume. I prefer Carbon Copy Cloner. See http://www.macworld.com/article/2461362/drive-cloning-utilities-the-best-mac-app s-for-making-a-bootable-backup.html for details.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Feb 10, 2015 4:52 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell
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    Feb 10, 2015 4:52 PM in response to Katie 'OConnell

    No, that would not work; you need to either use Disk Utility's restore feature or (my personal preference) use either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper. You install that software and then launch it, choose your source disk (your Macintosh HD) and the destination (your external hard drive) and let it clone. You wind up with an exact clone copy of your entire system and will be able to boot from it if necessary.

  • by Katie 'OConnell,

    Katie 'OConnell Katie 'OConnell Feb 10, 2015 5:02 PM in response to baltwo
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    Feb 10, 2015 5:02 PM in response to baltwo

    So sorry to pester with questions ...

     

    The article indicates I should clone a copy to an external drive. I have four internal drives (1 terrabyte each) and was planning on having SL one one and Mavericks on another. Foolish idea?

     

    I'll have to purchase another external drive otherwise. The one I'm using now is for my TimeMachine backups.

     

    Thanks so much for your patience and wonderful wisdom.

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