And you might think that’s all the space you need. If you’ve downloaded Big Sur, or looked closely at its page on the App Store, you’ll know that the installer/download size is 12.6GB.
But how much space does macOS take? Let’s find out. If you have tried to upgrade to macOS Big Sur, particularly on a Mac with a 128GB SSD, you may have encountered an error message telling you that you don’t have enough free space for the installation. But to help you do it all by yourself, we’ve gathered our best ideas and solutions below.įeatures described in this article refer to the MacPaw site version of CleanMyMac X. So here's a tip for you: Download CleanMyMac to quickly solve some of the issues mentioned in this article.
