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I would like update to macOS Monterey but don't have enough space on my hard drive, mainly because the installer is taking up so much space. Would it be possible to load the installer onto an external hard drive, delete the installer from my MacBook, and update the MacBook from the external hard drive?
It appears, from the above statements, this computer may have the tiny 128 GB SSD ? If this is correct - one is going to be hard pressed to create enough Empty Space to allow the Installer to Expand and then install.
Even if one is successful in make the Required Space - Empty Space afterwards is suggested to keep at least 15% of the Drive Total Capacity as Empty Space for good operations of the computer and for additional updates to Monterey . That 15% of 128 GB SSD equal 19.1 GB as Empty Space at all times.
What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how can I clean it out?
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It appears, from the above statements, this computer may have the tiny 128 GB SSD ? If this is correct - one is going to be hard pressed to create enough Empty Space to allow the Installer to Expand and then install.
Even if one is successful in make the Required Space - Empty Space afterwards is suggested to keep at least 15% of the Drive Total Capacity as Empty Space for good operations of the computer and for additional updates to Monterey . That 15% of 128 GB SSD equal 19.1 GB as Empty Space at all times.
What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how can I clean it out?
Free up storage space on your Mac
OmniDiskSweeper Safe to use
How to delete Time Machine snapshots on your Mac
See used and available storage space on your Mac
The final word from Apple on Managing the " Other " Category
Apple says you need:
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.
I would try to get a little more free disk space.
Yes you can do that.
How much free disk space do you have w/o the installer on the Mac?
I should have about 26GB available once I offload the installer, I was hoping that'd be enough
Can I update to Monterey using an installer on an external hard drive
