Accept bundled apps using the Mac App Store

When you buy a new Mac, it comes with with some apps pre-installed. You need to accept these apps using your Apple ID in order to keep them up to date.

About bundled apps

When you buy a new Mac, some apps come pre-installed:

  • iMovie
  • GarageBand
  • Pages
  • Numbers
  • Keynote

After you accept an app, it’s associated with your Apple ID and can be updated from the Updates tab of the Mac App Store.

Accept your bundled apps

Follow these steps to accept bundled apps with your Apple ID.

  1. Open the Mac App Store.
  2. Click the Updates tab.
  3. Apply any updates you see listed there. 
  4. Click the Purchases tab.
  5. Click the Accept button next to each bundled app you see listed.
  6. Sign in with your Apple ID if prompted.

After you accept the apps, check the Updates tab of the Mac App Store again to see if any updates are available for these apps.

If you can't accept an app

If you see an alert message or you don't see your purchases during this process, follow the instructions below.

"These apps cannot be accepted by your Apple ID. These have already been assigned to another Apple ID."

You've already accepted the apps with an Apple ID that you aren't currently signed in with on the Mac App Store. Try signing in using the Apple ID that you initially used to set up your Mac, or check to see if anyone else who uses your Mac accepted these apps.

"This update is not available for this Apple ID either because it was bought by a different user or the item was refunded or canceled”

The apps installed on your Mac have updates available or accepted from the Mac App store, but you purchased them using an Apple ID that isn't currently signed in. Sign in using the Apple ID that you initially used to purchase the apps. If you're not sure which Apple ID was used, check to see if anyone else who uses your Mac accepted these apps.

Bundled apps don't appear in Purchases

You might have previously hidden one or more of your Purchases in the Mac App Store window. Check to see if your purchase is hidden

You might also have accepted these apps using a different Apple ID. Sign in using the Apple ID that you initially used to purchase these apps. If you're not sure which Apple ID was used, check to see if anyone else who uses your Mac accepted these apps.

Learn more

If you own another Mac, you can sign in with your Apple ID to install your accepted apps there. If you already own a Mac and upgrade to OS X Yosemite, you might also be eligible to upgrade to the latest versions of these apps.

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