MacBook Air 2020 iMovie cannot be updated because it was refunded or purchased in a different Apple ID" in a newly bought Mac Book Air 2020"

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MacBook Air 2020 iMovie cannot be updated because it was refunded or purchased in a different Apple ID" in a newly bought Mac Book Air 2020"

Hellooo! I just bought a new MacBook Air base model. It's one day old and I just updated its software. When I try to update apps on App Store, like apps that are already in the Mac like iMovie, Numbers, etc. its says "iMovie [or any built-ion app that needs updating] cannot be updated because it was refunded or purchased in a different Apple ID". I already have an iCloud signed in. What to do so I can update the apps? thanks!

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Posted on Aug 27, 2020 11:23 AM

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Tesserax

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Aug 27, 2020 12:25 PM in response to kt___

If the app(s) were purchased with a different Apple ID then what you have logged in with on your new notebook, you basically have two choices:

Log out of the current ID, and then, log back into the Apple App Store with the ID that you used to make the app purchases.
Re-purchase the apps with your new ID.

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MacBook Air 2020 iMovie cannot be updated because it was refunded or purchased in a different Apple ID" in a newly bought Mac Book Air 2020"

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