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Can't download OS X Yosemite public beta
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Happening here too. I even LEFT the beta program and re-joined to get a new code. Went to the app store again, the same OSX Yosemite is sitting in the Purchased window with the error so I tried to download again, and again, I get the stupid error.
Finally after 30+ times the download finished on my DESKTOP. It was routed through ethernet and the ISP DNS servers.
Every time I found an ethernet connection to get me further than a wifi connection; maybe it provides a more stable connection to Apple's servers.
I would love to upload the installer, but that would be a breach of contract
I did send a bug report through the Feedback Assistant about this, though.
Try ethernet, that's my two cents!
Every time I found an ethernet connection to get me further than a wifi connection; maybe it provides a more stable connection to Apple's servers.
I would love to upload the installer, but that would be a breach of contract
I did send a bug report through the Feedback Assistant about this, though.Try ethernet, that's my two cents!
Finally after 30+ times the download finished on my DESKTOP. It was routed through ethernet and the ISP DNS servers.
Every time I found an ethernet connection to get me further than a wifi connection; maybe it provides a more stable connection to Apple's servers.
I would love to upload the installer, but that would be a breach of contract
Try ethernet, that's my two cents!
Well, I'm trying from my desktop so, it's not even attempting wifi. I'm hard wired in.
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Success!
I'm in the Los Angeles area, and I just kept restarting the download while I was busy doing other things on the net.
It's installing as I type (on the iPad Air right now).
Good luck to everyone else! Hang in there!
Success!
I'm in the Los Angeles area, and I just kept restarting the download while I was busy doing other things on the net.
It's installing as I type (on the iPad Air right now).
Good luck to everyone else! Hang in there!
***Dupe post for those following this thread***
Success!
I'm in the Los Angeles area, and I just kept restarting the download while I was busy doing other things on the net.
It's installing as I type (on the iPad Air right now).
Good luck to everyone else! Hang in there!
Are you saying that it didn't work until you were doing other stuff on the internet?
No, I tried doing nothing, doing something, closing everything, leaving everything running, etc. What worked was just restarting the download over and over. It took about 10-15 tries I think.
Sounds like its the luck of the draw. I have tried wifi and ethernet. Two different machines. Safe mode. Repeated downloads. So far I almost got to 4 GB once. Hard to imagine Apple wasn't ready for the number of people who were going to try this - but then again Murphy's law....
***Dupe post for those following this thread***
Success!
I'm in the Los Angeles area, and I just kept restarting the download while I was busy doing other things on the net.
It's installing as I type (on the iPad Air right now).
Good luck to everyone else! Hang in there!
How in the hell are you installing this on an iPad Air? lol
^ HAHA!
And it's done! So far, so good...I'm back on my MacBook Air and things are looking very Yosemite-y!!!
I got that too. I reloaded Maverick and was then successful in downloading Yosemite.
^ HAHA!
And it's done! So far, so good...I'm back on my MacBook Air and things are looking very Yosemite-y!!!
Sweet! Remember during the keynote, they were talking about the new names and they mentioned WEED, California? LOL. I used to work in Mt. Shasta right next to Weed and would drive through there every day. Actually took some college classes in Weed. I thought that was funny.
FINALY! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Too bad I don't have time to do **** with it so I just gotta minimize it.
Ahh, for once...found some random backwoods no name DNS that originates in Florida and now I've broken the cursed 1GB mark...I hope that it makes it all the way this time!
EDIT: It did! Installing as we speak. Chose the SmartViper DNS server. (208.76.50.50 & 208.76.51.51)
EDIT: It did!
Installing as we speak. Chose the SmartViper DNS server. (208.76.50.50 & 208.76.51.51)
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I don't know if it's just coincidence. I followed what you did. I simultaneously downloaded Mavericks and Yosemite - it worked!!!
I'm doing the same thing, and just crossed the 1GB mark. So it seems to be working!
I finally got mine to finish around 2PM this afternoon. Working pretty well, but I have certainly found my fair share of bugs after only 10 minutes. I suppose that's why it's a beta . Glad I installed it on my secondary machine. FWIW, the download that succeeded came down the pipe a lot slower than all of my previous partial downloads.
. Glad I installed it on my secondary machine. FWIW, the download that succeeded came down the pipe a lot slower than all of my previous partial downloads.My code is redeemed and I cannot try anymore to download
I tried once to download and it jumped from 1 GB to 5.07GB and stopped.
When I try to download again, it says that the code has been already redeemed and I should enter the code of an iTunes Gift card?????
Does anyone knows what it means? Do I need a Gift Card??
Any help is welcome.
I tried once to download and it jumped from 1 GB to 5.07GB and stopped.
When I try to download again, it says that the code has been already redeemed and I should enter the code of an iTunes Gift card?????
Does anyone knows what it means? Do I need a Gift Card??
Any help is welcome.
That's the issue we're discussing. The fix for me seems to be downloading mavericks and Yosemite at the same time.
Download Yosemite and Mavericks at the same time!
That's the fix, I've finally managed to download Yosemite!
That's the fix, I've finally managed to download Yosemite!
This is the same problem I'm having now as well. I tried several times on Thursday and Friday and it kept failing, just like everyone else. I figured I'd wait and try again on Monday but now I can't even start the download. I get the same error as you second pic.