storage for Big Sur?

On my MacBook Air it says that I have 195GB left, but when I try to update to Big Sur, it tells me that I do not have enough storage space. What should I do?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 1:17 PM

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MoonJ.

Community Specialist

Dec 31, 2020 9:46 AM in response to astrid72

Hello astrid72,

We'd like to help with the issue you're experiencing on your Mac so you can upgrade to macOS Big Sur.

Can you let us know the specific error message you're getting when you try to install the macOS upgrade?

Have you tried restarting your Mac and attempting the macOS upgrade again? If not, let's give that a try.

If the issue persists, try booting into safe mode using the steps in this resource and see if the macOS upgrade works there: Start up your Mac in safe mode

Let us know how it goes.

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