Upgrading to macOS Big Sur

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Upgrading to macOS Big Sur

I am finally trying to upgrade my Macbook Air from Mojave to Big Sur. However in order to upgrade it is stated that I need 16.16GB of space. However my laptop only has a 4GB memory. Does this mean I cannot do this update or is there another way around it? Thanks so much. Cheers.

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Posted on Aug 21, 2023 9:44 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 21, 2023 9:53 AM in response to mahatma226

4GB is your MacBook Air memory, not storage space.

To see the amount of your storage, see the following from Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

Earlier versions of macOS: Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac, then click Storage.

That same support article has other information if you need to free up storage space.

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Aug 21, 2023 12:52 PM in response to FoxFifth

Thank you so much. I figured it was something silly like that. Thanks again.

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