App store download stuck calculating

Try connecting to a different internet connection to see if the download or update starts. It will open a Finder window. Copy the contents of this folder some place safe and then delete them from their original location.

Close the Mac App Store and open it again. Try downloading apps again and they ought to work. As for the files you copied, you can delete them if you want to. We created a back up in case something went wrong. Your email address will not be published. If all else fails, you can try re-registering the Windows Store, which is as close as you can get to reinstalling it.

Since the Windows Store can be installed to different folders in Windows 10, that command tells PowerShell to find the location of the Windows Store installation and then re-register it. Windows 8 users should type the following command instead and then hit Enter:. Those procedures usually work to clear a stuck update.

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Best Tech Gifts for Kids Aged Awesome PC Accessories. Best Linux Laptops. Best Bluetooth Trackers. Best eReaders. Posted on Sep 26, AM. Page content loaded. Sep 26, AM in response to edtechguro In response to edtechguro. Sep 26, AM. Hi Lexiepex, thanks. Yes, I know that, the problem is that when you click Download, it's just stuck on Calculating There's no progress message or anything denoting that it's really being downloaded.

I even checked the network monitor but there's no impact on the connection. I was thinking now to just download the installer from another Mac then use that to install High Sierra. Is this setup just fine? There are a lot of issues. I see. The weird thing about this is, consequently, when I tried downloading the same installer on another Mac MacBook Pro Retina, inch, Early , the download progresses and even completes unlike the one being troubleshooted now.

So I don't think the Apple servers are overloaded. Do you think it's okay to use the installer downloaded from this machine to the one? I am still hoping that the App Store issue can still be resolved because this can possibly happen to other apps e.

Sep 26, PM. Sep 26, PM in response to edtechguro In response to edtechguro. I only tried yesterday - I was supposed to update 3 Macs completely but only got successful with 2. I haven't tried today again though. It might be that you might not have a good WIFI connection and it is just taking a long time to contact the Apple servers to receive the download. Try restarting your Mac and download it again. If it happens again, then your computer might not be ready for the update quite yet.