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I cannot update my computer because it says no enough space how can I fix this problem

I cannot update my computer because it says no enough space so how can I fix this problem.

I tried to delete many files but still does not work.

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 19, 2021 11:39 AM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2021 11:41 AM

Follow these instructions: Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

If you still do not have enough free space you can get an external drive and move data to it.

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Dec 19, 2021 2:20 PM in response to sumaiahAlbalwi

Freeing up storage, if that is your issue


Freeing up disk space - Time Machine snapshots


tmutil listlocalsnapshots /
    Snapshots for volume group containing disk /:
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-142742.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-163342.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-174425.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-192243.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-203820.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-222814.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-01-232930.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-02-002823.local
    com.apple.TimeMachine.2021-04-02-012748.local


tmutil deletelocalsnapshots 2021-04-01-142742 # deletes 1 snapshot


tmutil deletelocalsnapshots /   # deletes all the snapshots


Also see:

    diskutil apfs listSnapshots /


Finding what is using storage in your home directory/folder:


    du -hx $HOME | sort -h     # This will take a few minutes


The 'du' (disk usage) command will show storage being used in every

folder under your Home Folder. After checking for local APFS

snapshots, there is a reasonable possibility your Home Folder tree is

where most of the storage is being used. You can specify other

starting folders.

I cannot update my computer because it says no enough space how can I fix this problem

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