"OSX Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer"

[mneblett]

I have a new late '13 15" MBP with Mavericks pre-installed.

I want to download a copy of the Mavericks installer so I can create a 10.9 installation USB drive.

When I go to the App Store app and click on "download" (either from the local "Purchased" listing in the App Store app or directly on the OSX Mavericks App Store page) I get the message in the thread title -- basically, I'm not allowed to download the 10.9 installer.

Any suggestions as to how/where to download the 10.9 installation package?

Thanks!

 

[FrancoisC]

The build for your MacBook is probably a little newer than the one available in the app store, so you'll have to wait until 10.9.1 to do that I think.

 

[chrfr]

Any suggestions as to how/where to download the 10.9 installation package?

Thanks!

You can only do it using the recovery partition, and then interrupting the process. It's convoluted, and not worthwhile since 10.9.1 will probably make it unnecessary.

 

[mneblett]

Thanks, folks. Looks like I'll just need to be patient.

 

[Weaselboy]

Thanks, folks. Looks like I'll just need to be patient.

You can get the Mavs version for your machine following this ridiculous process if you really want it.