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Software => Apple => Topic started by: stephanie on April 19, 2017, 09:58:17 PM

Title: Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?
Post by: stephanie on April 19, 2017, 09:58:17 PM

I've got a Macbook Air 2011 13" Mac OS X 10.7.5, 1.7GHz Intel Core i5, 4GB 1333MHz DDR3. I tried to install Sierra but I don't think I have enough space. Can I install Sierra?

Title: Re: Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?
Post by: DaveLembke on April 20, 2017, 02:26:14 PM

How much free space do you have left?

Title: Re: Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?
Post by: stephanie on April 20, 2017, 10:02:04 PM

6.24GB

Title: Re: Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?
Post by: stephanie on April 20, 2017, 10:12:27 PM

6.24GB free out of 120.47GB. (41.5GB Audio, 12.95GB Movies, 13.91GB Photos, 11.49GB Apps, 34.39GB Other)

Title: Re: Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?
Post by: DaveLembke on April 21, 2017, 05:54:36 AM

You might want to export some of that stuff to an external to free up available space... Sierra claims it needs 8 GB. External Hard Drives are cheap these days. A 1TB external you can find around $50-60

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macOS Sierra requires at least 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space and will run on:

    iMac: Late 2009 or newer.
    MacBook and MacBook Retina: Late 2009 or newer.
    MacBook Pro: Mid 2010 or newer.
    MacBook Air: Late 2010 or newer.
    Mac Mini: Mid 2010 or newer.
    Mac Pro: Mid 2010 or newer.

Title: Re: Can I install Sierra on Mac 10.7.5?
Post by: stephanie on April 30, 2017, 08:57:52 PM

I started with this http://www.imore.com/how-find-and-remove-files-other-category-os-x and then there was enough space.  Thanks for your help!