The Mac App Store in OS X is Apple's new means for delivering software and OS upgrades to Mac users. Some people have removed the store from their systems to keep their OS free of commercial links, but doing so makes upgrading to OS X Lion or later versions of OS X much more cumbersome. Since the Mac App Store in Snow Leopard was appended to the existing OS infrastructure with the OS X 10.6.6 update, its removal was relatively easy and just required users to remove the App Store program from the Applications folder. Doing so reverts the Apple menu and other links for the Mac App Store to how they were in OS X 10.6.5 or earlier. OS X El Capitan remains available for Mac computers that. A file named Install OS X El Capitan downloads to your. Upgrade to Snow Leopard to get the App Store. While this is a preferred setup for many people, the App Store is almost a requirement for upgrading OS X and for purchasing some software packages, so people who have removed the store may wish to reinstall it on their systems. Unfortunately, since the store was distributed in OS X 10.6.6, people who have removed it and subsequently updated to 10.6.8 may have difficulty reinstalling it. MacFixIt reader James writes: [Is there any] way to get the Mac App Store back on my Mac since I deleted it? While the OS X Combo updater for 10.6.8 should have the Mac App Store and all required components within it, for some people who have removed the store the updater will not reinstall the store. This was the case in James' situation, and getting the store reinstalled required first extracting it from the 10.6.6 update, followed by reapplying the latest 10.6.8 combo updater to ensure all files on the system are at their latest versions. To reinstall the Mac App Store for a Snow Leopard system on which it has been removed, you can perform the following steps: • Download the and mount the disk image • Download Pacifist from. • Open Pacifist (optionally register if you find the program useful) and then open the 10.6.6 combo installation package • Go to the 'Contents of MacOSXUpdate10.6.6.pkg > Applications' folder and select the 'App Store.app' file. • Click 'Install' in the Pacifist toolbar and choose to install with administrator privileges (provide your password when prompted). Owners— life just got a little easier. No longer do you have to wait in line for the newest version of. No more searching Amazon or eBay for the best price on. And no more on your mobile device's small touchscreen! Yes, the new Mac App Store was just released today in Apple's newest software update, and it brings the same concept of the iPhone App Store right to your computer. On its opening day, it already has over 1,000 Mac Apps for your enjoyment, and the number will only grow as software developers begin building their own applications for Apple desktops and laptops. [via ] So, life may have just gotten easier for Mac owners, but that could also cause some problems for some addictive personalities. Never before have so many programs, ranging from games to finance to productivity, been so readily available, all at the click of a mouse button. Just like the Apple's App Store for iOS devices, the Mac App Store has free programs, but the cost for paid ones can be as high as $100. The Mac App Store offers apps in Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories. Users can browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what's hot, see staff favorites, search categories and look up top charts for paid and free apps, as well as user ratings and reviews. Entirely new apps, as well as current Mac favorites, are available from developers such as, Ancestry.com and Boinx., and apps from Apple's popular iLife '11 suite are available individually in the Mac App Store for $14.99 each, and, and apps from are available for $19.99 each. Aperture 3, Apple's powerful photo editing and management software, is available for $79.99. [via ] But if you can manage your money well, the new Mac App Store can be a powerful tool for you, and this is how you get started. UPDATE: discovered a bug in the Mac App Store already, where you'll get an 'unknown error occurred (100)' message when first launching the store after the software update. In order to fix this problem, simply quit the store and reload it. If that doesn't work, try rebooting and the launching the store again. That should do the trick. So, be aware of this before you use the instructions below to install the new Mac App Store. Step 1 Update Snow Leopard To get started, simply update your Mac OS X software. You have to be running Snow Leopard, and will be update to Mac OS X 10.6.6. Go to Software Update on your Mac and open it. Wait for it to find the 148MB update, then download and install. A restart is necessary. Step 2 Open Up the Mac App Store After your computer restarts, you'll find the Mac App Store in your Applications folder, along with in your Dock, right next to the Finder. Step 3 Enjoy The new Mac App Store is just like the iOS App Store for the, and. So, if you've shopped for mobile apps before, it should be a breeze for you to find and download Mac applications. You can browse Mac apps by category, such as games, productivity, music, and more.
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