OS X Mountain Lion: why can't I download you?!
I recently purchased OS X Mountain Lion from the Apple Store. I used the desktop APP Store application to redeem the code for my purchase. There is a big download button for this download but every time I hit it, a pinwheel appears for a moment, and then nothing.
Nothing appears to be downloading. If it were downloading, where exactly would I look to see the status of the download.
I understand we are now in a Maverick world, but my goal today is to get OSX Mountain Lion up and running, and the APP store does not seem to want me to download something that I paid for.
Please Please Help if you have had this problem and found a solution. No forum I've seen so far discusses this problem.
Purge your mind about PowerMac and Snow Leopard first. Only Intel (non-PowerMac/IBM) computers, and Mac Pro Early 2008 and later (3,1 and above) can upgrade to 10.8.x
There can be configuration and network issues with download, even some installed 3rd party products can interfere, or rarely a firewall setting (for which you should be using your router firewall anyway).
Also, try repairing permissions, try safe boot, be sure to make a backup! and also to avoid redownload and to allow install and clean install now and later, save the installer package and make a small ML Install system.
Mavericks is free and any Mac Pro that can run ML can also install 10.9
http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/
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