Cannot download os x yosemite from app store

How to update your Mac You should back up your Mac before installation. You can back up with Time Machine , for example. Use the Mac App Store to install this update and other available updates. Some updates become available only after installing another update.

Don't interrupt the installation process after it has begun. Active 4 years, 5 months ago. Viewed 10k times. Arya Mz Arya Mz 3 3 gold badges 7 7 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. The Problem is the way Apps are tied to IDs.

Please note that the app will still work as intended. Your solution only works if the application is already installed on the system. I don't have Yosemite even downloaded on the system! This is not a stasifying answear but: If you dont know whose Apple-ID this is, maybe you should do a clean reinstallation of your system?

In the MacAppStore's task bar go to Store and then log out. Then try it again. LinusGeffarth LinusGeffarth I have changed my ID to new one in Mac System. Sadee Sadee 2, 29 29 silver badges 34 34 bronze badges. Mac mini Mid?

Sadly not, as I recently got my Mac last week and it had a password. You can try to download it at the link below. If it won't let you, then your only options are to upgrade to Sierra or find an older computer where you can download it using your Apple ID. You can make a bootable USB stick to install using this free program which will do all the work for you.

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