Extraction is taking forever! is this normal?

just setting up cc. its downloaded but has been "extracting" for over a half an hour. im on a broadband so im wondering if there isnt a hiccup

Hi Catherinef29956890,
I would ensure you have plenty of free space on the OS drive. I know some of the installations are pretty large so it can take awhile, over 30min seems like a lot though, I agree.
- Dave

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