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"OS X Lion - Waiting" Can't download Lion.

I have tried to download Lion, but without success.

I purchased Lion from the App Store and the icon on the dock just says 'OS X Lion - Waiting...'

I have restarted twice and I have been able to download other applications from the App Store and Install without issue this morning. Lion has been trying to download and install for 2 hours now, but 0 bytes have been downloaded.


Anyone else having this issue?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 9:12 AM

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Jul 29, 2012 9:01 PM in response to Zachhockey2

Guys, you should all try this suggestion. go to app store. click on "store" on the top bar. click on purchases. mine showed it was on pause so i just clicked on resume. it asked for my password and voila! it worked downloading again. i hope it'll work for you. good luck! i've also been frustrated about the "waiting" problem the whole day... thanks Zachhockey2..

May 8, 2013 8:11 PM in response to Saskadan

I also have Sasktel internet and was unable to download mountain lion, or any larger file for that matter. I spent some time on the phone with Apple support and exhausted all options with them before contacting Sasktel.


The first person I spoke with at Sasktel told me that the issue was unique to me and he passed it along to a more senior person. The second person I spoke with told me she had disabled the parental controls on my modem and the problem should be resolved. This appears to have worked. Just thought I would share this in case other Sasktel users are having issues downloading their upgrade.

"OS X Lion - Waiting" Can't download Lion.

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