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Mountain Lion won't download all the way

I try to download Mountain Lion in the App Store. It gets bascially all the way through the download, and then show this screen:


User uploaded file

The message reads:

"The application could not be downloaded.

The operation couldn't be completed. File exists"


Please help. I am on a Macbook Pro running OSX 10.6.8. Downloading over ethernet (not wifi), with adapter plugged in. Have tried restarting the computer.


Cheers

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 1, 2013 12:04 PM

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Feb 4, 2013 9:44 AM in response to Ri-dog

Thanks Ri-dog,

I have checked the applications folder, nothing there.


However, I have been attempting the download again and again, and this time although I got a similar error, I was able to find a .pkg installer file of Mountain Lion in User >> Library >> Applicaiton Support >> AppStore. When I tried to run the installer it gave me another "File can't be downloaded" error.


You are right though, what seems to be happening is that I get all the way through the download, and something at the very end causes an error. So now I have most of the 4.4 GB installer on my computer, but it never gets to the point where it looks like a nice application in my applications folder.


Any help is appreciated!

Mountain Lion won't download all the way

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