Upgrade High Sierra to Mojave-space issue

I have 43GB of storage space, but the App Store says that I don't have enough to download and install MacOS Mojave, which only requires 14.7MB of space. Why won't it let me install?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 5, 2022 10:11 PM

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Mar 6, 2022 1:51 AM in response to Amw_soccer

Amw_soccer wrote:

I have 43GB of storage space, but the App Store says that I don't have enough to download and install MacOS Mojave, which only requires 14.7MB of space. Why won't it let me install?

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Other: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.

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