On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:22:38 +0000, Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com>
wrote:

>On 25/12/2023 23:32, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
>> The other answers point to the issue occurring if the Mac was bought
>> used. Did you buy this Mac second-hand and not start with a complete
>> wipe and reinstall? Could the App Store email address you refer to be
>> from a previous owner?
>
>Agreed, it sounds like the apps that need "adopting" were in fact
>purchased by a different Apple ID. You can look at the
><app>/Contents/_MASReceipt/receipt file as per this link
>http://magervalp.github.io/2013/03/19/poking-around-in-masreceipts.html
>to see if your current Apple ID puchased it.

Thank you.

I'll try that soon and get back to you.

Those *Contents/* files and folders may, of course, no longer exist
now that I've binned the street urchins and rebooted.

>
>In this case "adoption" is probably the term for replacing the receipt
>with one for you. I **strongly** doubt this is something you can do
>manually without completely breaking the app.

Oh. Oh, well, such is Life.

I guess this is one with the "My new MBP doesn't have a gaming port"
whinges. :)

I could re-download the urchins from the Store but I don't need any
of them so I don't think I'll ever bother.

Thank you for helping and have a truly marvelous New Year.

J.

On Tue, 26 Dec 2023 13:26:56 +0000, John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Dec 2023 01:18:28 +0000, John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>
> <<snipped>>
>
>>
>> It may take a few hours. Sorry.
>>
>> Happy New Year.
>>
>> And thank you.
>>
>> John.
>
> Okay, so the issue is resolved by a work-around suggested by you folk
>and that Apple support web-site: I deleted the offending programs from
>my MBP.
>
> Not really a solution but Pages isn't asking for an update any more
>and no one is asking to be Adopted.
>
> I couldn't find "Numbers" anywhere on the box so I don't know why
>that one was whining but such is Life.
>
> Thank you, everyone and have a lovely New Year.
>
> J.

Not cured.

The request for adoption is still there in the "Apps Store" window
when I click on my user-name at the bottom left.

I have deleted the offending programs, signed out of the Store,
killed the Store's window using the menu bar, restarted the system,
re-started the Store, signed in to the Store. They still whine about
being lonely, little urchins, even after several days of waiting for
something in the Apple "cloud" to update itself.

So, I am, as one does, taking the long-term, mature view of the whole
situation, muttering "fuck it" and just never opening the user-name
clicky again.

It's not even dignifiable with being called a "work-around" but at
least the stupid thing won't bug me any more.

Much. :)

Happy New Year,

J.

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