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I am trying update to El Capitan using the App Store. I am logged in and my Mac meets the requirements, but when I click "Get" nothing happens. Just goes dark blue and nothing else after that.
What can I do? I've tried with other user accounts, tried re-installing OS X from the disk, but I still have the issue.
Maybe this thread on Apple Support Communities is what you're looking for.
It sounds like it is, indeed, a cache problem. From the thread above, it'd seem you'd need to find the cache in the /private directory. I'll include specific instructions, inspired by the thread:
sudo find /private/var -iname "com.apple.appstore" and press Enterrm -r <dir path>/* (For the brave: sudo find /private/var -iname "com.apple.appstore" | xargs sudo rm -r)Try resetting the Mac App Store.
Enable the debug menu and restart the Mac App Store.
defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true
Choose the Reset Application option and restart the Mac App Store.
Best Answer
@rogerdpack answered this in a comment at Mac OS X 10.6.8 App Store not working:
To get around this problem, manually go to "software update", install all available updates, reboot, and then the app store GET button should work again.
If this still fails, try to reboot again, and/or to log in to the App Store before clicking the GET button.