Most of the storage is devoted to Music files (43.8 GB). This takes me back to the beginning but when I try again, it is with the same results.Īny advice will be gratefully received. The storage meter shows 9.58 GB remaining.Īt the end of the download, when I come to the installation of Big Sur, I click through the license agreement only to be told that 'there is not enough storage space.an additional 29.91 GB is required.'Įach time that I received this message, I have clicked on 'Manage' and deleted the 12.2 GB that appears in 'Applications' as 'Install macOS Big Sur'. Big Sur requires 12.18 GB, according to the Software Update message.Īpproximately halfway through, the installation message indicates 7.38 GB (of the 12.18 GB) has been installed. ![]() When I begin, the storage 'meter' in 'About This Mac' indicated that 17.14 GB was available. ![]() Installing Big Sur O/S/ insufficient storage space I have tried three or four times to install Big Sur but without success. I want to avoid removing applications if possible, as everything I currently have installed is necessary for my audio work, and it's frustrating to see this massive chunk of my HD be taken up by things I can't find: After googling this I tried sorting through my library folder to try to find unnecessary "other" category files, but noticed that my entire library folder only takes up 14.09 GB.Īny ideas on other places I would find files classified as "other"? is there something common I'm missing? Regardless, I currently have 54.72 GB taken up by the "other" category. I have several externals hooked up that I've offloaded ALL of my plugins and instrument libraries to, and up until now I've been successful in operating with a smaller internal HD. and yes, I kick myself every day for not springing for a larger hard drive when I bought this macbook. ![]() Unable to find "Other" storage type files I've been trying to upgrade my OS from Catalina to Big Sur with the hopes that it will help remedy the issues that I've been having with Logic Pro X (sound dropping out completely), but I after downloading Big Sur I don't have enough space to actually install it (27.86GB currently free out of 121.06 GB)
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