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mihailo273
User level: Level 1 (5 points)

App Store won't download apps

Appstore on MacBook won't download any apps. I press the button Get, then Install, the wheel starts spinning for a while and quietly stops, and shows the "Get" button again.


I tried signing out, and signing in to Appstore, I tried restarting the MacBook, I tried deleting ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore contents, I tried making a new admin user and downloading an app, it still doesn't work. Downloading apps from the same Apple Account on my iPhone works fine though.


What's the issue and how can I solve this?

Posted on Sep 22, 2026 3:37 PM

3 replies

Carol B.
User level: Level 7 (22,975 points)

Sep 22, 2026 5:15 PM in response to mihailo273

mihailo273 wrote:
Appstore on MacBook won't download any apps. I press the button Get, then Install, the wheel starts spinning for a while and quietly stops, and shows the "Get" button again.
I tried signing out, and signing in to Appstore, I tried restarting the MacBook, I tried deleting ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore contents, I tried making a new admin user and downloading an app, it still doesn't work. Downloading apps from the same Apple Account on my iPhone works fine though.
What's the issue and how can I solve this?

Please see the information in the Apple support link below.


If you can't download or update apps on your Mac - Apple Support


Achim0
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Sep 22, 2026 4:09 PM in response to mihailo273

I thought my ipad is having a problem so its the App Store, im having the same issue now

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363029