Will reinstalling macOS after upgrading free up space?

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Will reinstalling macOS after upgrading free up space?

Hi all,

I’m thinking of getting an 11 inch Macbook air with 2 gigs of ram and a 64 gig ssd. The thing is, it comes preinstalled with Mac Os X Lion. I’m thinking to upgrade to high Sierra, but I have to install El Captian first. Overall, its 22 GB roughly. Because of that, i‘m wondering if after I upgrade, I Factory Reset High Sierra. will this free up space from upgrading? (Sorry, i’m really new to Mac Os.)

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Macbook Air 11 inch (late 2011)

Posted on Feb 26, 2018 5:09 PM

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babowa

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Feb 26, 2018 7:00 PM in response to DaveyWavey1234

will this free up space from upgrading?

Not really. And I wouldn't bother with a 64 GB SSD - it'll be filled up in a couple of months. But, you have a more important issue: trying to run any newer OS version with only 2 GB will result in nothing but frustration - 2 GB of RAM is simply not enough. 4 GB is considered to be the absolute minimum - 8 GB would be better.

So, I'd pass on that one.

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Feb 27, 2018 3:34 AM in response to babowa

Okay. Would 4gb of ram and a 128gb ssd be better?

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babowa

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Feb 27, 2018 10:37 AM in response to DaveyWavey1234

Well, yeah, better - personally, I wouldn't go with anything less than 8 GB and 512 SSD. But, if you won't be doing much/anything with photos, videos, etc, then you should be ok (no gaming either).

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