Mac App Store updates never complete

Hi andibulous,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. It's my understanding that apps won't successfully update on your MacBook Pro. You've done a great job trying to get this resolved so far! I'm happy to help.

I recommend testing the issue in safe mode. Starting in safe mode allows your Mac to run certain checks, remove caches, and prevent login items from automatically launching. This can isolate possible third party issues. Use the steps and information in the link below for assistance with safe mode:

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac

If the issue persists, test in another user account. This will help determine if the issue is user specific or system wide.

How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac

Let us know the results. Please include any other troubleshooting steps you may have tried.

Have a great day!

Hi Joseph_S.,

Thanks for the response. Your recommendations were good ones. I'll keep them in mind for the future. This time I was able to resolve my issue. I think the problem stemmed from a misunderstanding on my part. I thought I was current on macOS but wasn't. Being that my company has pre-released versions of macOS available to it's employees through the same software update feature, I thought I was avoiding updating top rereleased software. When I explored a little closer, I realized that that was optional and I had in fact missed a public version of the OS release. After the update the Mac App Store worked as expected.

Thanks for the tip!