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Q: Garageband was not able to install the new sounds

I'm on an iMac 21.5-inch (mid 2011) running Yosemite; 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5; 4GB memory.

 

A few months ago, I uninstalled GarageBand. Now I'm trying to reinstall it. I can get GarageBand 6 reinstalled, but I would like to get working with the latest version. I'm able to download the latest version from the App Store with no issue. It installs with no issue.

 

When I open it, it thanks for me downloading it, and then begins to download "an essential collection of sounds and loops." After a bit of downloading, it asks for my admin password; I enter it, and a few seconds later, it gives the error: "GarageBand was not able to install the new sounds. Close and re-open GarageBand to download and install them again." Closing and reopening GarageBand just takes me through the same loop (no pun intended). When the window is open, if I click on the GarageBand menu in the Apple bar, nothing happens.

 

It does not ask me to accept anything; I am signed into the App Store with the same Apple ID I have always used (it is the only one I have ever had, so that's not the issue). I am an admin on my Mac, so it's not a permissions issue. It's not a password issue either.

 

Things I have tried:

  • Rebooting into Safe Boot and opening from there; same issue.
  • Repaired permissions (it fixed oodles of things completely unrelated to GarageBand); same issue.
  • Creating a new admin profile and opening from there; it gives a different error, but the effect is the same.
  • Removed the program, trashed anything remotely related to GarageBand (preferences, folders, etc), emptied the trash, restarted the computer, reinstalled; same issue.
  • Installed GarageBand on top of itself, just in case; same issue.

 

I can't think of what else to try. Help!

 

For reference, here is a screenshot of what I'm getting stuck on:

Screen Shot 2014-10-19 at 10.37.58 PM.png

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 19, 2014 8:53 PM

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  • by pablote83,

    pablote83 pablote83 Sep 5, 2016 7:45 PM in response to jbopper
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    Sep 5, 2016 7:45 PM in response to jbopper

    I'm having this issue with GB 10.1.2, OSX 10.11.6.

     

    I've tried everything mentioned on this post. Deleting /private/var/folder, setting permissions on $TMPDIR, disabling the mds daemon, latest java8 is installed. Is there anything else to try? anyone else still having this issue after the proposed solutions?

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