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How to fix a macOS App Store ‘Cannot Update App’ error

Posted on December 14, 2022August 27, 2023 By bot

If you see an error like “GarageBand cannot be updated because it was refunded or purchased with a different Apple ID,” it may surprise you. Isn’t GarageBand free? Isn’t your Apple ID the one in use on your Mac?. Apple cryptographically encodes into every app downloaded the Apple ID of the purchaser.
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