I can not update my final cut pro

I have upgraded my system to macOS sonoma. However the Final cut pro need to be upgraded also. But it doesn't do as expected.


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 16, 2023 10:44 PM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2024 05:37 PM

I've not seen any pro app show up in the Update page in many years. Go to the Final Cut Pro X page in the App Store, the button THERE will be labeled "update". Do it from there. It's an App Store bug that's never been fixed.

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Oct 18, 2023 11:56 PM in response to dnyhagen

Like Tom, I'd like to know what does not work.


It does not work if one simply searches for Final Cut Pro in the store.

It does work if one does as I described above. But that assumes one has already purchased FCP.

As we have written in this forum many times, it is not possible to buy an older version of FCP, but if one has already bought, it has always been possible to get an older version on an older system.

This has worked now for many years. I have done it in Yosemite, and I have done in other versions.

I will try later today when I get a chance to use my wife's Big Sur mac, to make sure that it is still correct, and will report back either way.

Jan 27, 2024 10:15 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Solved my problem. Opened ticket through Apple Support app on my phone (first time to use it, very slick and efficient). After 1 hour connected with support person thru Messages on the iPhone. They set up a time for a call back from a FCP specialist within the hour. Call back was on schedule. Agent triggered a pop-up for me to accept screen sharing. Agent directed me to open App Store and other windows to deduce the problem. He showed me how to find the requirements of the latest version of FCP by going to the FCP page in the App Store, and clicking on the "more" link below the screenshot panel. This showed Sonoma was required. Agent advised me to do a backup and then upgrade to Sonoma. Upgrade had no problems, and as predicted, the Update button then appeared on the FCP page in the App Store. Note that it did not appear on the Purchased Apps section of my App Store account. The upgrade worked. I also upgraded Compressor. My starting point was Monterey, and I'm on an M1 Pro laptop of 2021.

Nov 7, 2023 02:00 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Mine isn't working either. When I click "update" in the App Store, it keeps looping the "log in" pup-up. I enter my valid credentials, but it keeps looping and I cannot "enter" my Apple ID. This happened for another product as well--it's as if my Apple ID is not connecting to the App Store, so I am unable to update or download ANYTHING recently...I tried reaching out to Apple a couple of months ago and they simply told me to reset my password. I did and had the same issue. I have a support ticket set for Friday, but I am fearful it will be the same story.

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