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OneDrive Windows 7 and 8. You can't cancel the download outright. But tapping the icon will pause the download, stopping any data traffic to the App Store. To try completing the download make sure you have a good cellular data or Wi-Fi connection and restart your iPhone. This will download any pending apps to your library. When this is complete plug your iPhone into the computer and select your iPhone from the left menu in iTunes.

Navigate to the apps tab. Go to the App store. To stop the downloa, tap the icon showing download progress. Kane 83 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 8 8 bronze badges.

Not running Lion yet, but seems to be easiest solution. Cant wait to be able to try it! This is the best solution! This should be the accepted answer! This worked perfectly for me. I would have assumed apple to make this far more intuitive. This should be the accepted answer since most people are on OS's newer than lion even — Devin Rhode. Sign out of AppStore.

Quit AppStore. Open a terminal and execute the following command: defaults write com. Community Bot 1. Please see my post edit for Lion in answer to your comment. It's really an easier way I think — Bil.

I tested it on Added comment - This works on Sierra as well. Apoorve Singhal 3 2 2 bronze badges. Control-click the icon in the dock and select Cancel download.

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