Softwareupdated

It would be nice if I could get the debug menu, but I've tried the command (both user and sudo) and nothing changes. Anything else to try and get the menu or some commands?

I found the com.apple.appstore plist file which shows the ShowDebugMenu is set to true, but the debug menu doesn't show when I open the App Store app. Does anyone get this option in the menu bar under Sierra? Is there a way to reset the app with a command? Or?

This is coming from iTunes 12.5.1, not the App Store (still can't get debug menu), which wasn't from iTunes under El Capitan, so it's iTunes in Sierra. Any ideas what to do besides the obvious reboot? Can I quit the app when it's done (just sitting)?

I'm running Sierra. I found reset store cache and warnings, but where is "restart" besides the obvious restart the Mac, which is dumb everytime just to clear memory? Softwareupdated stays about 50 MB's, even downloading updates or managing files in apps. It only increases when you update devices with app updates.

Two things. Keeping the App Store (not iTunes) open (hiding it) automatically creates the softwareupdated memory for 1.46 GB's without even updating any apps (auto updates off). Closing and opening the app doesn't add the memory until you actually download and update an app. So this is both an iTunes and App Store issue, unless theiTunes was a coincidence but it happened after updating iPhone/iPad apps (especially since Apple change how iTunes downloads and updates apps). Second, I haven't read anything to date I can kill the app and it will safely be recreated, so killing it has some risk unless someone has experience to report the results.

What I've learned about softwareupdated. First, it's automatically increase memory when you set the App Store to automatically check for updates, not necessarily download and install them. Second, you can turn off all the automatic controls in the App Store and the memory doesn't decrease. Third, if you turn off the all automatic controls and quit the app (not hide it), you can kill (force quit) the softwareupdated daemon. It is restarted with ~50 MB of memory later. Also, rebooting restarts it with the same small memory. In short, it's in your control and you can't hurt anything. Just be sure to turn off feature in App Store app and quit the app.