IntelliJ IDEA and plugin updates Failed to prepare an update: Request failed with status code 404
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Getting the following error on my mac when trying to update from v 2021.3.3 to v2024.2.3
- IntelliJ IDEA and plugin updates
Failed to prepare an update:
Request failed with status code 404
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Hi Mansi,
This could be related to https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-156776
As workaround, please download and install 2024.2.3 manually. You will be prompted to import your settings from the previous version.
Upgrading over 6 major releases means more downloads and a longer time than installing the latest version from scratch.
I'm having the same issue now. Unfortunately, I don't have the luxury of just downloading directly because I'm in a corporate environment that puts handcuffs on us, requiring us to use their corporate tools to intall software. Unfortunately, the baseline install is "IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate 2021.3.2 213.6777.52." When I check for updates, it shows “IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1 available.” When I select “update” it cranks for a few minutes and comes back with the “Failed to prepare an update” message. Are you saying my only recourse is to manually download? Not sure I can pull that off internally.
Duncanjv Is it possible to ask your team to update the baseline like once a year? We don't usually keep patches for that long.