How do i get enough space to move from 11.6.1 to current Mac OS?

How do i get enough space to move from MacOS version 11.6.1 to current MacOS version?


  •   Model Name: MacBook Pro
  •   Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1
  •   Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Core i5
  •   Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
  •   Number of Processors: 1
  •   Total Number of Cores: 2
  •   L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
  •   L3 Cache: 3 MB
  •   Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled
  •   Memory: 8 GB
  •   System Firmware Version: 428.40.10.0.0
  •   SMC Version (system): 2.28f7


Macintosh HD:


Free: 13.68 GB (13,682,614,272 bytes)

Capacity: 121.12 GB (121,123,069,952 bytes)


Macintosh HD - Data:

Free: 13.68 GB (13,682,614,272 bytes)

Capacity: 121.12 GB (121,123,069,952 bytes)


I have moved all photos and documents to external drive and removed all but necessary apps.



Posted on Mar 8, 2023 10:25 AM

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Posted on Mar 8, 2023 11:20 AM

You will need at least 26GB of available space to install Monterey. The latest version you can run.

See: Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

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