Since last Monday afternoon, all users with a compatible Mac computer can enjoy the new macOS High Sierra desktop operating system, either through a simple, although not so quick update, or by performing a installation from scratch that allows them a better and more optimal use.
macOS High Sierra has arrived full of news, many of which are not noticeable at first glance, as is the case with the updates, Which They are no longer linked to your Apple ID and do not appear in the "Purchased" section from the Mac App Store. But what do these mean exactly?
macOS High Sierra disappears from your purchases
Following the release of macOS High Sierra, it has been discovered that the company Apple is no longer listing updates of the previous operating system, macOS Sierra, or the current update to macOS High Sierra, in the "Purchased" tab of the Mac App Store.
Indeed, if you take a look at this section, you will be able to see how neither macOS Sierra nor macOS High Sierra appear in the shopping list, which suggests that updates are no longer tied to an Apple ID determined.
So far, all previous updates to the Mac operating system were linked to an Apple ID, that of the person who made it, and the update required an Apple ID and the introduction of a password, something that could be a nuisance when a Mac changed ownership, as long as it was not delivered by subtracting zero.
However, a Apple support document Regarding reinstalling applications confirms that change to remove macOS Sierra and High Sierra from the Purchased tab it was totally intentional: "MacOS Sierra or later does not appear in the Purchased tab", they point out from MacRumors.
In the case of macOS Sierra, the change means that there is no official way for users to redownload and install macOS Sierra if they want to download from High Sierra. Although there is always a way.