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How do I get my iLife apps back after ML install?

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  • 24-08-2012 12:00am
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    milltown
    Registered Users Posts: 4,613 ✭✭✭


    I did a clean install of ML on my MBP and then told it to grab everything back from the most recent time machine backup. I'll be honest, I wasn't even sure the OS update had happened until I checked the version number because everything seemed to be exactly as it was before I updated. I had to go looking for the new features.

    Then I had to upload some photos and I discovered iPhoto was missing. And Garage Band. iMovie could be gone too but I've never had cause to look for it.

    Any thoughts on what I did wrong? And more importantly how to get it all back?

    Do I have to do the clean install again, or can I just recover the time machine backup again and double check that all the boxes are ticked?

    TIA


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    Greentree_uk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Greentree_uk


    were your ilife apps up to date?


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    milltown
    Registered Users Posts: 4,613 ✭✭✭milltown


    Everything was updated and backed up to time machine before the mountain lion install.


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    Greentree_uk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Greentree_uk


    what version of ilife were you running? The version you had may not have been compatible.


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    miralize
    Registered Users Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭miralize


    Are they in the App Store purchases tab?


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    Simon201
    Registered Users Posts: 851 ✭✭✭Simon201


    OP - think you should have done an upgrade instead of a clean install. Anyhow, would you have got an iLife 11 disk when you bought the machine. Failing that you could wipe your drive again, do a restore from your TM backup and then do a ML upgrade.


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