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You are downloading a software update or an app on your Mac. Suddenly, you change your mind and no longer want to download it. How would you cancel downloads of Mac App Store apps or updates?
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Though it’s quite simple to cancel Mac App Store downloads, the little process might not be known to many folks. Why? It’s because the “Cancel” button unlike “Pause” is slightly under the wraps. Let me show you how it’s done!
How to Cancel Mac App Store Downloads or Updates
Step #1. Assuming you are downloading the software update or any app on your Mac. Launch App Store on your computer.
Step #2. If you are downloading any updates, click on the Updates tab.
Step #3. Now, you need to press and hold the Option (⌥) key. It will change the pause option into Cancel. Click on Cancel while still holding the Option (⌥) key.
Likewise, if you are downloading any app, click on Purchase tab. Press and hold the Option key and then click on Cancel.
Step #4. A popup will appear on the screen asking you to confirm. Click on Cancel Download.
Note: When it shows installing, you won’t be able to cancel the app download. So make sure to avert the process when it’s in the initial stage.
That’s it!
Wrap Up
Told you it’s a lot easy but slightly tricky? Now, use these same process to avert Mac App Store downloads.
There is another way you can cancel downloads on your Mac. Simply disconnect your computer from internet → a popup menu will appear on the screen saying “(x) failed to download.” → click on OK.
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Hiya,
Aperture is giving me a headache, since it crashes (more or less predictibly) quite frequently or causes a kernel panic.
In order to figure out what's wrong, I decided to do a clean reinstall of the operating system and all applications.
So, I cloned my hard disk via SuperDuper, took my original 'Mac Pro Installation DVD 1', rebooted the system from that DVD, re-formatted the hard disk, and started the installation.
After a while, I was asked to insert 'Mac Pro Installation DVD 2', but I couldn't find it (physically) in my office. Aaaarrgh! And I just tidied up, and I thought I knew where all the stuff would be located.
Ok, so I thought that I could take my original Tiger Installation CD/DVD (don't remember), and use that to re-install the operating system.
But unfortunately, I don't know how to cancel the current installation process. I tried to switch off the computer, and switched it on again, but the installation just wants to continue there where it stopped before the switch-off. In general, I appreciate such a behaviour, but not when I try to get out of the loop ?
I tried pressing the 'Alt' key in order to select a different boot medium, but that didn't work either.
Does someone have an idea how to tackle that problem?
Any other comments on the procedure described above?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Stephan
Aperture is giving me a headache, since it crashes (more or less predictibly) quite frequently or causes a kernel panic.
In order to figure out what's wrong, I decided to do a clean reinstall of the operating system and all applications.
So, I cloned my hard disk via SuperDuper, took my original 'Mac Pro Installation DVD 1', rebooted the system from that DVD, re-formatted the hard disk, and started the installation.
After a while, I was asked to insert 'Mac Pro Installation DVD 2', but I couldn't find it (physically) in my office. Aaaarrgh! And I just tidied up, and I thought I knew where all the stuff would be located.
Ok, so I thought that I could take my original Tiger Installation CD/DVD (don't remember), and use that to re-install the operating system.
But unfortunately, I don't know how to cancel the current installation process. I tried to switch off the computer, and switched it on again, but the installation just wants to continue there where it stopped before the switch-off. In general, I appreciate such a behaviour, but not when I try to get out of the loop ?
I tried pressing the 'Alt' key in order to select a different boot medium, but that didn't work either.
Does someone have an idea how to tackle that problem?
Any other comments on the procedure described above?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
Stephan
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