Mac App Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases
Summary
Learn how to hide and unhide your Mac App Store purchases.
Products Affected
Mac App Store, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion
To hide your purchases
OS X Lion:
- Open the Mac App Store.
- Choose Store > Sign In, then enter your Apple ID and password.
- Click on "Purchases".
- Locate the item you would like to hide.
- Click on the "X" to the right of that item.
- The item will fade and the item below it, if there is one, will rise to replace it in the list.

OS X Mountain Lion:
- Open the Mac App Store.
- Choose Store > Sign In, then enter your Apple ID and password.
- Click "Purchases".
- Locate the item you would like to hide.
- Right-click on the item and choose "Hide Purchase".
- A prompt will be displayed asking if you are sure you want to hide the item. Click the Hide Purchase button if you are sure.
- The item will fade and the item below it, if there is one, will rise to replace it in the list.
Note: You will no longer receive update notifications for items after they've been hidden from your Purchases page.
To unhide your purchases
- Open the Mac App Store.
- Choose Store > Sign In, then enter your Apple ID and password.
- Choose Store > View My Account.
- Click on View Hidden Purchases from the Account Information page.
- From the Hidden Purchases page, locate the app you would like to unhide.
- Click the Unhide button.

Additional Information
For information about hiding and unhiding iTunes Store purchases, see this article.
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