MacOS – Process ‘storeagent’ eating bandwidth

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Recently I noticed a hike in my daily internet usage. After investigation I came to know that a process called storeagent was downloading huge amounts of data from the internet. When googled I found that it's related to app store.

  1. How can I prevent storeagent from downloading data?
  2. If I do so will it prevent updates for my applications?
  3. Will it make any security issue?

Best Answer

Try turning off the automated download of updates.

  • Launch the System Preferences
  • Go to the App Store preferences pane
  • Uncheck Download available updates in the background