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sadiemaygj's avatar
sadiemaygj
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

"The download failed"

I am running a brand new Macbook pro on the latest OS. I have downloaded the installer file without issue, but when I run it, it says "the download failed" instantly. It retries every 10 seconds and fails. I have checked the FAQs and checked the security settings but there is no firewall or anti-malware software running. I have tried follwing the link to the offline downloader at https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?type=full but then the download does not start. If I click "restart download" I get a 404 file not found error in the browser.

 

I can't be the only person with this issue. I have both a personal and a business account on my user account, could this be causing an issue?

 

  • Ed's avatar
    Ed
    8 years ago
    Hi all

    Thanks for your patience on this matter. This issue is now fixed.
  • caglan's avatar
    caglan
    New member | Level 2

    I have the same problem with a brand new macbook air early 2015. I have also tried it with my old computer (Macbook Pro mid 2010) by doing a clean reinstall and the same problem occurs.

  • teekoo's avatar
    teekoo
    New member | Level 2

    sadiemaygj wrote:

    I can't be the only person with this issue. I have both a personal and a business account on my user account, could this be causing an issue?

     


    I don't think so. I'm having the same issue with just one personal account.

    • sadiemaygj's avatar
      sadiemaygj
      Helpful | Level 5

      Any ideas? It would be great if the offline installer link worked

  • deano's avatar
    deano
    New member | Level 2

    Same. Just needed to do a clean install of Sierra and the one app that won't download for me is dropbox.

      • RP1's avatar
        RP1
        New member | Level 2

        This does not make any difference the dmg file still fails to download the full software

  • tomcat's avatar
    tomcat
    New member | Level 2

    here too: the dropbox installation is still failing.  firewall is offline

  • jrwillo's avatar
    jrwillo
    New member | Level 2

    I'm having the same issue. I have the latest version of the OS installed. Tried multiple routes to try and get the installer the work. Nothing..

     

     

  • Michido's avatar
    Michido
    Helpful | Level 5

    Also here brand new mac, but same problem on all 3 mac I tried, and different networks. The Offline installer is not downloading and you get a 404 page.

    • jdressler's avatar
      jdressler
      New member | Level 2

      Same issue here. Could you please provide a solution? I need to work.

  • helleskotta's avatar
    helleskotta
    New member | Level 2
    I had the same problem, but it seems to work with an offline file.
    • Michido's avatar
      Michido
      Helpful | Level 5
      but the problem now is that you cannot download the offline installer....
      • hughod's avatar
        hughod
        New member | Level 2

        Seems to be working now :-)