{"id":1585,"date":"2012-09-17T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rud.is\/b\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2012-09-17T18:50:09","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T23:50:09","slug":"show-mac-app-store-downloads-folder-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rud.is\/b\/2012\/09\/17\/show-mac-app-store-downloads-folder-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Mac App Store Downloads Folder (and more!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>@mroesch asked how to find the &#8220;Downloads&#8221; folder for the Mac App Store. Apple changed this from the time I posted the one and only app I ever did to MAS (a while ago). So, here&#8217;s how to do it now. <\/p>\n<p>First, open up iTerm or Terminal and enter:<\/p>\n<p><code>defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true<\/code><\/p>\n<p>(don&#8217;t forget to hit return)<\/p>\n<p>[Re]Start the MAS app and you should now see a Debug menu with the option to show the MAS Downloads folder. 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