Is your OS X Mountain Lion not downloading?

OS X Mountain Lion is not downloading.  It keeps saying that there is an error or that it will take up to 195 days to download then just says calculating.  It has not moved at all in hours.  My internet is fine.  Maybe the servers are busy?

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https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3761
The following Macs with 10.6.8 or later,  2GB of RAM, and 8 GB of hard space (presumably an additional 15% of free hard disk space will be beneficial as has always arbitrarily been found in the past) will be able to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.8 when it is released in July 2012:
iMac 7,1 and later
MacBook 5,1 and later
MacBook Pro 3,1 and later
MacBook Air 2,1 and later
Mac Mini 3,1 and later.

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    My download of osx mountain lion gets to 142mb then stops! I've tried deleting the purchase and redownloading still the same thing,
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    Hello, how much free space on your Hard Drive?
    Could be many things, we should start with this...
    "Try Disk Utility
    1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
    *Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
    3. Click the First Aid tab.
    4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
    5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
    Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
    (Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive & clear caches.)

  • Mountain Lion not downloading

    Hi, I have been invoiced as having purchased OSX Mountain Lion but I keep getting an error message when trying to download it from the App Store. It basically gets to around 50MB as downloaded and then says 'The Application could not be downloaded. The application you tried to download could not be downloaded. Check your internet connection and try again.'
    My internet connection is fine and stable. I have 8GB Ram and plenty of free hard drive space. I am currently using Mac OS X 10.6.8
    Does anyone know what the problem could be please?
    Thanks
    Matt

    MattB CC wrote:
    It basically gets to around 50MB as downloaded and then says 'The Application could not be downloaded. The application you tried to download could not be downloaded. Check your internet connection and try again.'
    My internet connection is fine and stable.
    Fine and stable, ok.   What is your download speed?
    www.speedtest.net
    This is usually the problem.

  • Why isn't OS X Mountain Lion not downloading from Mac App Store?

    Hi all,
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    It looks stuck, and at this point, you probably ought to cancel the download and start it over again. (No worries about paying again... once you buy something in the App Store, you own it for as long as it stays in the store and can re-download it all you like.)
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  • OS X Mountain Lion Not Downloading

    Trying to download OS X Mountain Lion but nothing seems to be happening - It just says that it is 'downloading' and all I can do is pause it or cancel download.  I've tried both and I've checked all my software is up to date .  It has been saying 'downloading' for several hours now.  I've got Mac OS X Version 10.6.8. on a 13 inch Macbook Pro mid 2010.

    I had the same problem.  Took me three attempts to download the software.  Try logging out of the App Store, close out of the App window and then re-openning the App Store and logging in again.  Then click the download button again.  If it did not complete the download it appears to keep track of that and not charge you again.  My last attempt it looked like the download was zero % complete.  When I restarted it, it appeared to recognize where it left off an after a minute or so, started where it left off.
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  • OS X Mountain Lion not downloading at all..

    I ve just purchased OS X Mountain Lion but its not downloading at all after 4hrs of purchase. Pls help. thnx..
    Rgds,
    Sanjeev

    Check in the Purchased tab of App Store. Does it say it is downloading, or is it paused?
    How fast is your internet download speed? Cable? DSL? LAN?

  • Mountain Lion Not Downloading Past 53mb

    Mountain lion won't download past 53mb before "calculating" the download time remaining. I've restarted my computer and cancelled and restarted the download. Still freezes at the same spot. Any solutions?

    Then the next question is what kind of access do you have, DSL, cable, FiOS, or something else?  The full ML download is almost 5 GB so young can have issues with a slow connection and a file that size...not knowing where you are, can you try an off-hours time for the US west coast?

  • Just purchased Mountain Lion - not downloading

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    Is this the upgrade path where they email you a code to unlock the file?
    You may have to contact Apple Store main number (web page) & ask.
    Or if not available through weekends/afterhours, use Contact web page.
    Not sure given the vintage of my stuff.
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  • Mountain lion not downloading --or really slow

    Hi, Ordered the download last night. My Mac Pro is using Lion 10.7.4, and is fully updated ---but the mountain lion download appears to be stuck (...still downloading this morning). Please advise. Thanks.

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  • Mountain Lion not downloading in App Store.

    Hi guys,
    I've read countless threads and tried everything but I still can't seem to download Mountain Lion from the App Store!
    It's currently in my purchases, but pressing the download button does nothing whatsoever. When I click download from the actual Mountain Lion page, I get a small icon in my dock which either says 'waiting..' or 'downloading..'
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    Can anyone advise me?
    Much appreciated!

    Apple - Support - OS X Mountain Lion - Contact Support
    Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support

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    I am new (literally as of today) to mac....it's been sitting in launchpad and it says it's downloading but it's been like that for over three hours not loading a single bit.... I've tried restarting my computer and re-starting the download once but that didn't work. What's going on?
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    You may be causing your own problem. There are tons of people downloading 10.8. If your internet speed is not fast then it can take up to 5 hours to download it. Be patient! Ours took around 4 hours. Well worth it though.
    BTW, WELCOME to Mac! You'll be glad you switched

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    Hello jst84,
    The following article may be helpful in getting your purchase to complete.
    Mac App Store: "An unknown error occurred (100)" when purchasing
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3637
    Cheers,
    Allen

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    If that doesn't help, disable anti virus software and turn off the Firewall in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
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