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Dixie1423

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Q: El Capitan never downloads

El Capitan never downloads to install

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Nov 4, 2015 9:15 AM

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Q: El Capitan never downloads

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by Boyd Porter,

Boyd Porter Nov 4, 2015 10:03 AM in response to Dixie1423
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Nov 4, 2015 10:03 AM in response to Dixie1423

Look in Applications. If the OS X installer is there, double click on it.

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by cumhuryalcin,

cumhuryalcin Nov 4, 2015 10:54 AM in response to Dixie1423
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Nov 4, 2015 10:54 AM in response to Dixie1423

check your pending downloads. if the que is stuck remove all and re-download.
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by Ewan Lamont,

Ewan Lamont Nov 4, 2015 12:20 PM in response to Dixie1423
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Mac OS X

Nov 4, 2015 12:20 PM in response to Dixie1423

Beware: I have wasted a third of my data allowance over two months due to this problem. Not to mention time. I am not going to bother with El Capitan anymore until I am sure there is a fix. My Macbook is late 2009, and has Yosemite so should accept El Capitan, but it doesn't.
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by DevabrataC,

DevabrataC Nov 12, 2015 6:40 PM in response to Ewan Lamont
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Nov 12, 2015 6:40 PM in response to Ewan Lamont

I am also stuck on this. First download got paused due to bandwidth issue and it never resumed. When deleted the Puased Icon from Launchpad, Download option is not working from Appstore...Any idea? MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
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