Cricut Design Space is one of the most sought-after design apps for crafters. The reason for its popularity is its features, accessibility, interface, and compatibility. Cricut app can work with various types of operating systems such as Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android. The app works smoothly to perform any task for your Projects. However, in some cases, you can face issues with the app due to various reasons. Therefore, in the following content, you will learn about various effective methods to fix Cricut Design Space not working on Mac quickly.
Solution 1. Force Reload Cricut Design Space
Sometimes your Cricut Design Space can get stuck without any particular reasons. In this case, you need to try to force-reload the app and see if it starts to work. Here are the steps to force reload the Design Space app.
- First of all, open the Cricut Design Space and go to the View option in the top left corner.
- After that, select the force to reload option.
- Now, you need to wait for some time and try to work on your app.
Solution 2. Clear the Cache of the Cricut Design Space App
Here is the process of clearing the cache of your Design Space app.
- For you have to close the Cricut design app by choosing the Cricut Design Space on the top left corner of the screen and choosing the Quit Cricut Design Space.
- After that, you will see the Finder option. (If this option does not appear, you have to make appear the option)
- Apart from the Finder menu, you will also see the Go option, and then you need to choose the Go option and then Home.
- Next, some of the user files are on the screen. Then, hold down the command and shift keys simultaneously and press the Preroid button.
- Once you press the Period key, you will see that some of the buttons will toggle between being hidden and visible.
- After that, you need to go to the greyed-out .cricut-design-space folder and open it.
- Then, you are required to open the LocalData folder.
- From the LocalData folder, delete all the files permanently. You can drag the files to the trash.
- Then, you have to launch the Cricut Design Space on your Mac device and force reload it. To do that, you need to move to the View tab and then click on the Force Reload option.
Solution 3. Use the Mac Terminal
Here is how to use the Mac terminal to fix the Cricut Design Space not working on Mac.
- First, you should close the design space app on your desktop device.
- Then go to the Finder and open the Application folder.
- After that, open Utilities and click on the terminal.
- Next, in the command window, you need to type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES.
- Furthermore, you are required to close the terminal window. After that, press and hold the Control and Options buttons and click on the Finder option in the dock.
- From the open list of options, click on the Relaunch option.
- Now, in the left pane of the Finder window, click on the Remote Disc option.
- Moreover, you need to click on the User folder.
- Then, select the User account name option.
- Now, go to the circut-design-space folder and then LocalData Folder.
- Select all the files in the local data folder and drag them to Trash.
- (You need to clear the Trash folder too.)
- Next, open the Cricut Design Space app and try to force reload it to check if it starts to work or not.
Solution 4. Restart your Mac device
- First, turn off the device and remove all the cords of the Mac device from the power socket.
- After that, do not touch the device for a while.
- Then, plug the cable back again and turn on the device.
- Launch the Cricut Design Space and see if it is opening.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I update Cricut Design Space on my MacBook air?
The steps to update the Cricut design app on a Mac device are as follows:
- In the beginning, open the Cricut Design Space app and sign in to your Cricut account.
- Now, move to the upper right corner of the screen and click on the account menu (☰).
- From the open options, choose Firmware Update.
- If there is any update available, then it will download on your device.
- After that, you can install the app.
Why won’t my Cricut Design Space app update?
If you are facing the issue of not being able to update your Cricut Design Space app, maybe the app is running on the latest version. However, there can be many other reasons to face this issue on your device. So, you need to restart your device and then try to update the app.
Can I use Cricut design space without downloading it?
Cricut Design Space for Web was available for crafters to make designs for their projects. However, now it is required to download the desktop and mobile app to create the designs. Also, you can use the app, whether online or offline, as it offers cloud-based services.
