What free space should be available to install Monterey?

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I am running MacOS catalina and I want to upgrade to MacOS Monterey. I wanted to know what free space required apart from download size of this OS on Macbook to upgrade.


Thanks


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 17, 2022 08:05 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2022 08:11 AM

26GB total. See the following from How to upgrade to macOS Monterey - Apple Support


If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, your Mac needs 26GB of available storage to upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, your Mac needs up to 44GB of available storage.



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