ahstephen

Q: Just installed Mac OS X 10.8.5  on a Mac Pro 2010 platform.    The App Store shows there is an upgrade, so I click the download button.   After about 2 hrs the process stops and an  Error (102) appears on the screen.  Any idea what goes wrong?  THX

Just installed Mac OS X 10.8.5  on a Mac Pro 2010 platform. 


The App Store shows there is an upgrade, so I click the download button. 

After about 2 hrs the process stops and an  Error (102) appears on the screen. 


Any idea what goes wrong? 


THX

Mac Pro, iOS 8.3

Posted on Apr 9, 2015 8:16 AM

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  • by FatMac>MacPro,Helpful

    FatMac>MacPro FatMac>MacPro Apr 9, 2015 11:19 AM in response to ahstephen
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    Apr 9, 2015 11:19 AM in response to ahstephen

    The App Store offers an upgrade to 10.8.5; it's called Yosemite. Is that what you're trying to install? If so, that's a big file, over 5GB, which would take a while to download. Moreover, Apple has just released the 10.10.3 update as well as iOS 8.3 so it's likely that Apple's servers are swamped with people trying to get both.

  • by ahstephen,

    ahstephen ahstephen Apr 9, 2015 11:41 AM in response to FatMac>MacPro
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    Apr 9, 2015 11:41 AM in response to FatMac>MacPro

    Thank you for the response. 

     

    The upgrade I'm interested is for OS X  v.10.8.5.   

     

    Since upgrading to Yosemite involves upgrading all my programs, I'm going to pass this tempting offer-FREE UPGRADE.  (to expensive ...) 

     

    The App Store page shows 2 different upgrades:   

    Mountain Lion  (10.8.5)  Software Upgrade,  and

    Yosemite FREE upgrade .

     

    Thanks again.

  • by FatMac>MacPro,

    FatMac>MacPro FatMac>MacPro Apr 9, 2015 1:53 PM in response to ahstephen
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    Apr 9, 2015 1:53 PM in response to ahstephen

    ahstephen wrote:

     

    Thank you for the response.

     

    The upgrade I'm interested is for OS X  v.10.8.5...

     

    ...The App Store page shows 2 different upgrades:   

    Mountain Lion  (10.8.5)  Software Upgrade,  and

    Yosemite FREE upgrade

    If the App Store is showing 10.8.5 as an update, what do you currently have installed? The final update to Mountain Lion was 10.8.5, and since the basic OS installation of Mountain Lion is no longer offered in the App Store, that would suggest you're currently at an earlier version of Mountain Lion - 10.8.x where x=less than 5. If that's the case, I'd suggest getting the 10.8.5 update. There is also a Supplemental Update for 10.8.5 and that may be what the App Store is offering.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Apr 10, 2015 10:22 AM in response to ahstephen
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    Apr 10, 2015 10:22 AM in response to ahstephen

    Try running the combo update.

     

    10.8.5 Combo Update