upgrading Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 to sierra - not enough memory

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Do I need to buy/get more memory for my Macbook Pro, who has only 4GB memory, and needs nearly 5GB for Sierra? If so, how do I do that?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 12, 2017 2:16 PM

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Answer 1

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Actually the specs for Sierra are 2GB RAM but a more realistic minimum is 4-8GB.

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Answer 2

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I think you're talking about hard drive space.

Sierra will install on a MacBook Pro with 4GB of Memory/RAM.

Reason I know this, I installed Sierra on my girlfriend's 2012 MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM.

I think it's your hard drive that running out of space.

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