can a MacBook Air 13", 2015 be upgraded to Big Sur?

I was wondering whether it is possible to upgrade a MacBook Air 13", 2015 to Big Sur. When I try it, there does not seem to be enough memory available, or at least that is what the program tells me.

Any help available?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 8, 2021 10:12 AM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2021 10:18 AM

Here are the requirements for installing Big Sur:

https://support.apple.com/kb/sp833?locale=en_US

Here are the space requirements:

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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Apr 8, 2021 10:18 AM in response to Lizzie_Louisa

Here are the requirements for installing Big Sur:

https://support.apple.com/kb/sp833?locale=en_US

Here are the space requirements:

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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