MacOS – Ooops. How to re-install the Mac App Store

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I'm running Mac OS X version 10.7.2.

There's this app called app-zapper. It helps to remove the library and cache files from apps when you want to get rid of an app by "zapping" it. I needed to shave some space. I'm using Pixelmator now instead of Photoshop, so I tried to zap my Adobe folder but instead my App Store app got zapped. I didn't realize it till my trash was emptied. The rest writes itself.

I've tried reinstalling 10.7.2, extracting the App Store.app file from 10.7.2 package (it's incomplete) and re-downloading the snow leopard extracted one (don't work on lion).

How can I re-install the app store?

Best Answer

Here's my copy, hope it helps.

http://www.ilorentz.org/~gio/public/App%20Store.zip

PS: I'm going to remove it next week, so be quick!