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Mountain lion will not download from the app store. what do I do?

Please help. Purchaced mountain lion upgrade. shows up app store under purchased. click on download. Nothing happens....My iMac meets all system requirements. Stuck in appland. Also, I have heard bad things about mountain lion. should I even install? Or can I bypass and go to OS X Mavericks? Confused & afraid now...

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), Will not download from app store.

Posted on Feb 24, 2014 2:08 PM

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Feb 24, 2014 2:36 PM in response to imacnme

If you meet these requirements you can upgrade directly to Mavericks: OS X Mavericks: System Requirements. However, before upgrading I would check the compatability of your 3rd party application at RoaringApps - Application compatibility and feature support for OS X and iOS.


If you're having problems with the App Store you might try this:


1 - enable the Debug menu in App Store:


  • open the Terminal application.


  • copy the command below and paste into the Terminal window:


defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true


followed by Enter.


  • launch App Store, login.


2 - select the Debug ➙ Reset Application option:


User uploaded file


3 - try again.


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Mountain lion will not download from the app store. what do I do?

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