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Why does my MacBook Air say 'Updating requires 19.97 GB of disk space'. for a simple for a simple update from Catalina 10.15

Why does my MacBook Air say 'Updating requires 19.97 GB of disk space'. for a simple for a simple update from Catalina 10.15

Posted on Aug 9, 2020 5:55 PM

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Posted on Aug 9, 2020 8:21 PM

You should always try to keep 30-40 GB or more free space, free space isn't our free space, it's for the OS, in updating it may require lots of extra space to decompress files, move files around, store temporary files, compare files, etc.

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Why does my MacBook Air say 'Updating requires 19.97 GB of disk space'. for a simple for a simple update from Catalina 10.15

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