Well I was wrong about the Purchased tab; macOS (unlike OS X) releases won’t show there anymore, and as of today there’s no way to download Sierra from the App Store.
There are likely command line solutions, but that’s not something easy to recommend to a regular user. On Sep 21, 2017, 8:57 PM -0700, David Schwartz <da...@yesdavid.com>, wrote: > On Sep 21, 2017, at 7:37 PM, Michael <keybou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > AppStore insists that I successfully downloaded and installed Sierra, and > > will not let me re-download or attempt to install it again. > > The App Store doesn't care if you've downloaded it before, and it doesn't > care if you've already installed it. What it does care about is if the > installer is already on your Mac somewhere, and it's pretty aggressive about > looking in all of your mounted volumes. > > So search thoroughly for any existing copy of the "Install macOS Sierra.app" > bundle and move it offline. That's the only way to change the App Store > button from "Downloaded" to "Install" or "Download". > > And it's still available in the main store for download: > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414 > > I don't see it in my Purchased tab today, which suggests it doesn't show up > there until its replacement gets posted; all the older versions are there for > me. >
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