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I purchased the Apple education software bundle from sons MacBook, but need to reinstall it, where do I get codes or software?

I purchased an M1 MacBook for my son in university, with the student pro apps bundle (Final Cut Pro etc.). If the laptop is lost or stolen or rebuilt, where would I get the replacement software bundle or codes to reinstall? It appears to have simply been preinstalled on his laptop when it arrived with no way to replace or reinstall.


Posted on Mar 14, 2021 1:44 PM

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Posted on Mar 14, 2021 3:20 PM

I may have resolved it myself 8). After logging into the laptop and checking in with the App Store to update everything for the first time (Apple had also preinstalled the iWork suite of apps, and most of the pro apps bundles also needed updates) and authenticating with my Apple ID, I saw that the pro apps were available for updating.

Checking on another Mac already signed into the App Store with my Apple ID, I now saw the pro apps were also now available to download, where previously they had their original full sticker price. So it looks like that the first time I signed into the App Store from that M1 Macbook, it updated my iCloud account automatically.

Was hard to actually find out what was supposed to happen here from Apple with the education suite, but Im glad it was all automatic.


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Mar 14, 2021 3:20 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

I may have resolved it myself 8). After logging into the laptop and checking in with the App Store to update everything for the first time (Apple had also preinstalled the iWork suite of apps, and most of the pro apps bundles also needed updates) and authenticating with my Apple ID, I saw that the pro apps were available for updating.

Checking on another Mac already signed into the App Store with my Apple ID, I now saw the pro apps were also now available to download, where previously they had their original full sticker price. So it looks like that the first time I signed into the App Store from that M1 Macbook, it updated my iCloud account automatically.

Was hard to actually find out what was supposed to happen here from Apple with the education suite, but Im glad it was all automatic.


I purchased the Apple education software bundle from sons MacBook, but need to reinstall it, where do I get codes or software?

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