When accessing App store, you might get this error: "The data couldn't be read because it isn't in the correct format", and other odd behaviour downloading, etc.
Removed these files from: ~/Library/Preferences/ ... com.apple.appstore.commerce.plist com.apple.appstore.plist com.apple.appstore.plist.lockfile com.apple.appstored.plist Then reboot
My latest blog post: Deontology vs Consequentialism: If we have free speech, personal freedom, equality, and truthfulness we are off to a pretty good start. (posted 2025-10-20). Warning: mysqli_connect(): MySQL server has gone away in /Library/WebServer/Documents/Owen2/Inc/Footer.m.inc.php on line 51
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