How long shouldthe download take on a next to last generation I Mac?

Approximately how long should the download of Mountain Lion take on a relatively new I Mac?

Depends on the speed of your service. It's a 4 GB file.

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  • How long should download take?

    Started to download Mountian Lion at 10 am. It is still showing downloading. How long should this take?

    It's a little over 4 gigs in size.  Depends on your connection speed.

  • How long does download take?, how long does download take?

    I started the download for Mountain Lion but it seems like it is at a standstill..does it take very long just to download?

    Yes, very, very long. If you have the loading bar under your App Store Icon in the Dock it should be doing it's thing. If after about half an hour there's no progress, restart and it will resume from where it left off.

  • Curious how long it SHOULD take to back up my 3G (iOS3) to Mac Mini?

    It has been working steadily for over 6 hours and still not done, and phone only about half full of data/songs etc. 16g 3G, MacMini OSX 10.6.8. I wanted to simply start using my newer mac for backups and whatever, but I can't believe it is taking so long to finish the initial backup on this computer. Is it possible there is a larger problem here? At the "speed" with which the process is occurring, it looks like I will have to leave the phone hooked up all night long just to complete the backup.
    The other part of this is that I wanted to upgrade to iOS 4.2, but before I upgraded I needed to sync and backup the phone according to the messages that came up on screen when I connected the phone.
    By the time I see any responses it will likely be done, but I'm worried that the extreme time involved is an indication of a bigger issue of unknown nature. And, I'm worried that subsequent backups may be equally time consuming, especially if there is a problem with the phone.
    Any ideas? Is this "normal" for a first backup on a new(er) computer?
    (In case it has any bearing, iTunes 10.) I'm not syncing music or videos, just the address book/contacts and calendars.

    Thanks for the almost immediate reply, Randers4. When I awoke this morning, my phone indicated the backup was successful and the sync was complete. There is only one backup listed (as I only attempted the one that took over 8 hours yesterday), and it is the only backup of the phone in it's pre-iOS 4.2 form. If I delete that backup,  can I restore the phone (to it's current state) if something goes wrong with the upgrade?
    I started the initial backup at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. iTunes indicated (and still does) that it completed at 1:30 this morning. I started to download the iOS upgrade at approx 4:15 this afternoon; at 5:30 the progress bar showed the backup was going to take at least as long as yesterday's.
    I tried to find a description of what happens when I attempt to download the upgrade, but can't find anything. There are two choices when I see the dialog on plugging the phone into USB: Download without installing, or Download and Install--which requires a complete backup and then automatically installs the upgrade.
    Is there a choice to download and install the iOS upgrade without backing up, since I believe I have a good backup already, just completed this morning?
    Or, do you think the existing backup is corrupt simply because it took more than 8 hours to complete? (I was running that original backup through a USB 2.0 hub rather than directly into the computer; and, I didn't unplug any of the other USB cables even though each connected device was in the "Off" state.) The phone is now plugged directly into the back of the MacMini and the keyboard is the only other USB device plugged in.
    Sorry to be asking so many questions, but I searched over an hour in here yesterday before I even posted my first questions, and couldn't find any answers that appeared relevant. Thanks for any additional advice you can offer!

  • How Long Do Aliases Take To Become Active?

    I made a new iCloud Mail alias on Friday the 13th. It's now 3 days later and I still can't use it. It exists, because it's one of the addresses I can choose from when I send email. But, when I try to send email from this new alias, I get an error message:
    "Cannot send message using the server iCloud (iCloud)
    Sending the message content to the server failed.
    Select a different outgoing mail server from the list below or click Try Later to leave the message in your Outbox until it can be sent."

    Are you asking how long the download takes?  It's a 4.5 GB file, give or take.  It totally depends on how fast your network connection is.
    It took me about 30 minutes, but I have a fairly fast connection.  For some people, it takes many hours.

  • Time machine migration, how long does it take?

    Im going to migrate to another mac using time machine, how long does it take (time machine/main hdd in the old mac was at about 700gb capacity)

    There is no way of determining that. The time is dependent on a number of different factors.
    Barry

  • HT4060 How long does it take to charge your ipad once the battery is all gone?

    How long does it take to charge your ipad 4th generation with retina display  once the battery is all gone?

    About 5 hours using the 12W charger that came with it.

  • How long will it take to download and install this OS?

    I want to update my Mac OS to the Lion OS; I just paid for it. how long would it take to download and start the istallation process through a wifi connection? I see the lion and the downloading bar however, it does not seen to be advancing. thanks,

    Your time depends on how busy the Apple servers are and your ISP's download speed. For me it takes ~1 hour to download then ~ 30mins to install.

  • How long should it take to download Mountain Lion?

    How long should it take to download and install Mountain Lion?  I have been downloading it for about 5 hours and it still has 1 gig to go.  My current OS X is 10.7.4

    It depends on what bottlenecks you have interposed.
    If you have a fast Ethernet connection, not cable Internet, that is not throttled by your ISP, and are using fast Ethernet on your local network, you should be able to download in about an hour.
    If you are transmitting it over your wireless connection, it may take substantially longer.

  • How long does it take to download a movie with a 2 Mb/sec connection speed?

    I will shortly be returning back to the UK after a number of years in India where we have a slow internet connection. I will need to sign up for a new ISP and want to choose carefully what kind of contract I buy. Downloads on my current speed ( never more than 170kbps) are impractically slow so I was wondering what I could expect with a faster connection. For instance, how long would it take to download a movie or TV show, and what about the large software updates. To update to 10.4.10 took all night here!

    Take a look at this page:
    iTunes Store: Download times for purchases will vary
    It should give you an idea as to what sort of download times you can expect.

  • How long does it take to download mountain lion

    just downloading mountain lion on my imac ( MAC OS X 10.7.5) ---any idea how long it should take? its starting to look like its going to be slow...

    That's around 1.6 MB/s or approximately. So it should take about one hour at that speed. However, your service speed is not necessarily the transfer speed between you and the Apple servers. Expect the actual time to be longer.

  • HT4718 am trying to install OS X Lion for the first time. So far it has been downloading for about 2 hours. How long should it take?

    Can anyone help please?
    Lion download to iMac has been running for about 2 hours and is still not halfway yet. How long should it take? should I cancel and start again?

    1500Kbs is 1.5Mbs. That is Kilo bits per second. There are 8 bits to a byte so if you divide 1500 (or 1,500,000) by 8 you get 187500 bytes a second. Divide 3.5GBs (3,500,000,000), that capitol B is for Bytes, by that 187500 you get 18666.666 seconds. Which needs to be divided by 60 to get the minutes and then again by 60 to get the hours.
    5.1851xxx hours.
    I use to have a 3Mbs DSL connection and it took me over 3 hours to download Lion. Now that I have a 19Mbs Cable connection it take about an hour to download and install.
    So wait it will happen eventually. If you cancel and start again your are still going to wait 5+ hours.

  • Anyone used hughesnet to download iOS 5 to iPad2.  How long did it take?  Any problems?

    Anyone used highesnet to download iOS 5 to iPad2?  How long did it take?  Any problems?

    The one time I had to send my iPod in for repair, it was back in my hands seven days later. I don't think you should call and gripe. I think you should call and politely ask for an update.
    Best of luck.

  • I have tried to download update for Firefox 3 separate times ,but each time it runs for more than 30 minutes and is still running, is this normal,? How long should this take?

    I have tried downloading the update for Firefox 3 times, but had to go to bed before it was finiahed....seemed to be more than 45 minutes is this normal? How long should it take?

    Since the maximum OS X version for an eMac is 10.5, how are you running OS X 10.7.5 on the eMac?
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

  • Downloaded and installed os x yosemite and now mac book pro will not restart? How long should this take? Is there something wrong? Please helpthanks in advance

    MAc book pro. I have downloaded and installed os x yosemite now mac book pro will not start? How long should it take? Is there something wrong?

    The 2 computers here took about 45 minutes to an hour each.
    The best thing to do is give it more time. If it gets too ridiculous, shutdown using the power button and then restart. Check  menu/About This Mac to see if it is installed.

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