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I have enough free space to update Mac big sur but it keeps saying I don't. I want to update.

I have more than enough free space to update to Big Sur but my mac keeps saying I don't. What do I do to get the update?

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 8:03 AM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2021 8:10 AM

How much free space do you have?

From: How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur - Apple Support

"If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, macOS Big Sur requires 35.5GB of available storage to

upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, macOS Big Sur requires

up to 44.5GB of available storage. To upgrade from OS X Mountain Lion,

first upgrade to OS X El Capitan, then upgrade to macOS Big Sur."

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Jan 14, 2021 8:10 AM in response to elish113

How much free space do you have?

From: How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur - Apple Support

"If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, macOS Big Sur requires 35.5GB of available storage to

upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, macOS Big Sur requires

up to 44.5GB of available storage. To upgrade from OS X Mountain Lion,

first upgrade to OS X El Capitan, then upgrade to macOS Big Sur."

I have enough free space to update Mac big sur but it keeps saying I don't. I want to update.

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