While the Mac App Store brings its fair share of benefits—including the ability to quickly and easily update all your software—it can be an annoying proposition for for those who have bought software from outside the store, such as directly from the app’s developer. If you want the perks of store-bought software for your already installed programs, you have to buy apps a second time. While Apple hasn’t made that process any easier, it’s at least started offering a warning before you shell out your hard-earned cash again.

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Now, when you attempt to purchase an app from the Mac App Store that you’ve already installed from elsewhere, you’ll be prompted with the following dialog box:

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InsomniaX is a small utility that keeps your MacBook from sleeping even when you close the lid. The app only has one function and could be harmful to your computer. You can download this program. InsomniaX for Mac disables lid and idle sleep on your laptop. When it’s functioning normally, your closed laptop works like a thin speaker. In all other cases though, it’s minimal in terms of features and poses an unnecessary risk to your device. Particulars displays system information about your Mac on your desktop. It shows computer name, model, CPU, RAM, OS version, Server version, current user, uptime, disk space and network configuration.

Though this doesn’t really reduce the pain of having to pay a second time for the same app, it does at least give less savvy users a heads-up before they accidentally buy a program all over again.