MacOS Sonoma Wallpapers not downloading

This is the way. I turned on my VPN and the wallpapers DL in about 10 seconds. I'm using Express VPN. This seems to indicate that some ISPs may be blocking these DLs. Optimum (ISP) blocks images in text messages when their system is busy. I have to turn on a VPN to send an image in the Messages app...

The solution that worked for me was to activate VPN, I used VPN 1.1.1.1

hi there I encountered a similar issue when updating my computer. However, while exploring various options, I found a solution that might work for you. I activated Hotspot Shield VPN and attempted the download, which proved successful. You might want to try using free VPNs for the App Store to see if it resolves your issue.

6/25/24 and experiencing the same issue of extremely slow download speed as well as all of a sudden screensavers not shuffling.

when downloading, you must keep the screen saver setting app up and running. if you switch away from it, it cancels the download and you'd have to start all over again. cmon apple. seriously.

In my case it helped to disconnect VPN for the time of downloading wallpapers.

macOS Sonoma 14.3.1

the download seems to cut out super easily, e.g on sleep or just closing the settings window.

I found this post: MacOS Sonoma Wallpapers Issues | Apple Developer Forums

describing how you can monitor the download progress

I got some more wallpapers download (while babysitting the progress)

There's a python script to download all the videos in one go.

credit to github lejacobroy thanks for the script.

Warning, it takes about 65GB of space

https://github.com/lejacobroy/aerials-downloader

worked great for me.

This worked for me.

You need to connect to a VPN, I connected to 1.1.1.1 by cloudflare and then download the wallpaper and keep the downloading screen in foreground.

VPN works for me. I used a different IP.

I've found a not-so-pleasant workaround. If you have a second monitor, connect your Mac to it and you can potentially download the wallpapers. Open the wallpaper page in the settings on your Mac screen, and move anything you want to work on, to the monitor, BUT keep them on one desktop and avoid making any of them fullscreen. Moving between apps in fullscreen mode, causes the download to stop. This way I've been able to reach around 60% download progress, but the download still fails at that point. Hopefully, you're lucky enough to reach 100%.

Apple should fix this issue as soon as possible

Hi, I am also facing the same issue. However, I downloaded caffeine and it stops the MacBook from sleeping due to which my downloading of wallpaper doesn't stop. The speed is low but within a minute or two the download gets completed. Earlier, the MacBook used to get into the sleep mode due to which my wallpapers were not downloading after multiple attempts. This one worked for me, it won't improve the speed but it prevents the MacBook from sleep.

Same issue with MacBook Pro i7 and MacMini M1. The only way to download the screensaver is never leave the downloading window and never let the screen goes in standby! Sonoma 14.1.1 here!

You got one wallpaper to download. Now imagine the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of users trying to do the same thing. It becomes a resource issue for your Mac and the Apple update servers. Give it time. After the Sonoma gold rush settles down, it should improve.

+1 on the .1 update - did not correct it. I left mine logged in and noticed it completed some time overnight. Nothing else to add but, Apple has not been the same under new management. The unvalidated stuff that gets out now with updates and major releases is mind boggling. Never would have happened under Steve’s watch.