All downloads freeze at "processing file"

After a download from the iTunes store appears to complete, iTunes shows "processing file" and then it just sits there forever. I can move about within iTunes, but I cannot cancel/pause the download, and I cannot quit iTunes without force-quitting. This happens regardless of whether I am trying to download a new purchase or updating an existing app. AND it is happening on *both* Mac computers that are linked to my iTunes account, so it is not specific to the computer connected to the store. I tried quitting iTunes, deleting all the files from Music->iTunes->Mobile Applications->Downloads and Music->iTunes->iTunes Music->Downloads, and restarting iTunes. I also tried logging out and back in to iTunes. Those didn't help. I am able to successfully download apps directly to my iPhone through the iTunes mobile app. But I am completely locked out of new purchases or updating apps on both of my computers because of this issue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

**Short Term Solution**
I am having the same problem and it seemed that certain Apps were causing "processing file" freeze. I have my iTunes set to download apps simultaneously. Some of the Apps would process but after three Apps "froze", I would close down my iTunes
for Windows users:
-right-click on Task bar
-click on "Start Task Manager"
-highlight iTunes
-click "End Process"
I would start iTunes up again and click update apps again and start the process all over again until three Apps were "frozen."
I finally just did one at a time until I got three Apps "frozen" and then would restart iTunes (see above). Eventually, I was able to download all the apps.
For some reason, one particular App - Duolingo - kept "freezing" every time. It wasn't until it was the last one that I was able to finally download.
Either way, it is a solution - albeit a very cumbersome one.

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