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When ever i try and update i get this message ----> An error occurred while downloading the updates.(102) <------ Any help? i love my mac but i can use any apps without this update ---> Skype, ooVoo, etc... Java update is what i mainly want! Please Help!!
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion
Nothing happened after i clicked enter
Nothing was supposed to happen. Try the update again.
Still got error 102 :/
Back up all data to at least two different storage devices, if you haven't already done so. The backups can be made with Time Machine or with a mirroring tool such as Carbon Copy Cloner. Preferably both. You must be certain that you can restore everything to the state it's in now.
Boot into Recovery (command-R at startup), and reinstall OS X. Test. If the problem is gone, you're done.
Note: You need an always-on Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use Recovery. It won’t work with USB or PPPoE modems, or with networks that require any kind of authentication other than a WPA or WPA2 Personal password.
If the problem persists, boot into Recovery again, launch Disk Utility, and erase the startup volume with the default options. This operation will destroy all data on the volume, so you had be better be sure of your backups. Quit Disk Utility and install the OS again. When you reboot, you'll be prompted to go through the initial setup process. That’s when you import the data from one of your backups. For details of how this works, see here:
Import only "Users" and "Settings" – not "Applications" or "Other files." Don't import the Guest account, if it was enabled on the old system. Test. If the problem is still there, you have a hardware fault. Take the machine to an Apple Store for diagnosis.
If the problem is resolved, reinstall your third-party software cautiously. Self-contained applications that install into the Applications folder by drag-and-drop or download from the App Store are safe. Anything that comes packaged as an installer or that prompts for an administrator password is suspect, and you must test thoroughly after reinstalling each such item to make sure you haven't restored the problem.
I know this is resolved, and I'm about 2 months late, but I encountered the same problem this morning, and from past experience with iTunes and the App Store on my iOS devices, this solved my 102 error so that I could download the update via the app store:
Go to System Preferences > Network and click on Advanced.
Click on the DNS Tab and make sure you don't have any third-party DNS Servers Specified.
Close this window and the next, saving the changes.
Also, make sure your router is set to your ISP's DNS servers. Here in New Zealand I seem to have some trouble with the App Stores and iTunes when I use Google's public DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4). I also experience slow loading times on the Apple site.
So yeah, in summary, make sure your DNS settings are correct and you're not using a third party DNS (they're not bad, just a bit iffy for this particular task in my experience.) Your updates should work as normal from here on out
Hope this helps!
This has happened to me twice. both times I have had a big iMovie update that has been interrupted. It then hangs everytime I try to "Resume" it. Any thing else you try to update gives you a 102 code and if you manage to remove the iMovie updateit without finishing, then you have a perminent 102 code problem. Sometimes the hanging update for iMovie will disappear by itself and then you have the same probelm with 102 codes on update.
Check if you have a blue updating line under your Launchpad and try updating iMovie via download, this will sometimes correct the problem.
I just restarted my computer and it fixed the problem
Updates are working for mountain lion!!!
