Download old pages version

[mta]

Hello

I updated to the new Pages OSX app when it was released. However, I recently noticed one of my apps that work with Pages will not work with the new version. Is there any way to download the old version again?
I have OSX Mavericks.

thanks

 

[maflynn]

Nope, just find the iWork disk on craigslist or ebay.

 

[CrickettGrrrl]

Hello

I updated to the new Pages OSX app when it was released. However, I recently noticed one of my apps that work with Pages will not work with the new version. Is there any way to download the old version again?
I have OSX Mavericks.

thanks

If the older Pages, etc. were on your computer when you downloaded the new versions, the install would have moved the '09 iWorks into a folder within your Applications folder. Check there first.

 

[mta]

I had it in that folder, but I removed it a month after updating for space purposes, and I had not figured out the plugin would not work.

 

[Bear]

I had it in that folder, but I removed it a month after updating for space purposes, and I had not figured out the plugin would not work.

If you have a Time Machine backup, you could get it from there.

And the easiest way to get the previous version (if you don't have a backup) is install 10.7 or 10.8 on an external disk, patch OS X to 10.7.5 or 10.8.5. Boot from that and install Pages from the App Store. Copy Pages into an iWork '09 folder on the Mavericks disk.

 

[mta]

So since pages 5.0 is not compatible with 10.8 the appstore will let me download pages 09 instead of forcing me to update to mavericks first?

 

[mta]

If you have a Time Machine backup, you could get it from there.

And the easiest way to get the previous version (if you don't have a backup) is install 10.7 or 10.8 on an external disk, patch OS X to 10.7.5 or 10.8.5. Boot from that and install Pages from the App Store. Copy Pages into an iWork '09 folder on the Mavericks disk.

Luckily I found an old time machine backup that had the old pages version. never thought of that. Thank you! 🙂

 

[Bear]

So since pages 5.0 is not compatible with 10.8 the appstore will let me download pages 09 instead of forcing me to update to mavericks first?

That is correct.