How to fix / Reset App Store app on Mac OSX - El Capitan

Solution 1:

  • Go to Finder and press + Shift + G;
  • Locate ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.appstore and delete com.apple.appstore which are cache files;
  • Then press again those commands and go /private/var/folders, open each folder and each subfolder until you find com.apple.appstore and delete this folder;
  • Restart your Mac.

Solution 2:

For me, the command that resolved this was:

sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog

(Found here: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/221419/238906)