Upgrade Mac Storage Space

You also get a simplified overview of what sort of files are eating up your storage space. The Mac's About box is the easiest way to see your hard drive's free space. (macOS High Sierra. Via custom configuration, the 'Early 2013' models had 768 GB of storage as a option and all subsequent models have had 1 TB as an option. Officially, it is not possible for an end user to upgrade the storage in any Retina Display MacBook Pro model after purchase. Optimize storage space on your Mac. MacOS can help make more room on your Mac by optimizing its storage. When space is needed, it keeps files, photos and videos, Apple TV movies and shows, and email attachments in iCloud and makes them available on demand. Tip: Here recommend a powerful tool named iMyMac Mac Cleaner to remove the purgeable space on Mac so that you will have more space to upgrade the macOS High Sierra. Just have a free trial below to save more space now! Mac Cleaner Smart cleaning tool for Mac that helps you locate and delete all kinds of junk files to free up storage space. It is is not possible to upgrade the internal storage after purchase. The discontinued MacBook Air 'Core i5' 1.6 13' (Late 2018) could be upgraded to a 512 GB or 1.5 TB SSD. The 512 GB storage was an extra US$400 or US$200 increase from the 128 GB and 256 GB options, respectively; and the 1.5 GB storage was an extra US$1200 or US$1000 increase.

macOS Catalina gives you more of everything you love about Mac. Experience music, TV, and podcasts in three all-new Mac apps. Enjoy your favorite iPad apps now on your Mac. Extend your workspace and expand your creativity with iPad and Apple Pencil. And discover smart new features in the apps you use every day. Now you can take everything you do above and beyond.

Check compatibility

If you're using one of these computers with OS X Mavericks or later,* you can install macOS Catalina. Your Mac also needs at least 4GB of memory and 12.5GB of available storage space, or up to 18.5GB of storage space when upgrading from OS X Yosemite or earlier.

MacBook introduced in 2015 or later
MacBook Air introduced in 2012 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in 2012 or later
Mac mini introduced in 2012 or later
iMac introduced in 2012 or later
iMac Pro (all models)
Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

* To upgrade from Lion or Mountain Lion, first upgrade to El Capitan, then upgrade to Catalina. To find your macOS version, Mac model, memory, and storage space, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with macOS Catalina, the installer will let you know. View the complete list of compatible computers.

Make a backup

Before installing any upgrade, it's a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.

Get connected

It takes time to download and install macOS, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.

Download macOS Catalina

If you're using macOS Mojave, get macOS Catalina via Software Update: Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Software Update.

Or use this link to open the macOS Catalina page on the App Store: Get macOS Catalina. Then click the Get button or iCloud download icon.

Begin installation

After downloading, the installer opens automatically.

Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.

If the installer asks for permission to install a helper tool, enter the administrator name and password that you use to log in to your Mac, then click Add Helper.

Allow installation to complete

Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both macOS and related updates to your Mac firmware.

Stay up to date

After installing macOS Catalina, you will be notified when updates to macOS Catalina are available. You can also use Software Update to check for updates: Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Software Update.

Or get macOS Catalina automatically

If you're using OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 or later and your App Store preferences or Software Update preferences are set to download new updates when available, macOS Catalina will download conveniently in the background, making it even easier to upgrade. A notification will inform you when macOS Catalina is ready to be installed. Click Install to get started, or dismiss the notification to install later. When you're ready to install, just open the file named Install macOS Catalina from your Applications folder.

Learn more

• If the installer shows a list of apps that are not optimized for your Mac, learn about 32-bit app compatibility, then choose whether to proceed with the installation.
• For the strongest security and latest features, upgrade to macOS Catalina. If you have hardware or software that isn't compatible with Catalina, you might be able to install an earlier macOS, such as Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, or El Capitan.
• You can also use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.

Apple has released the newest version of their watchOS operating system. The watchOS 7 update has had several months of beta testing, along with the iOS 14 update for your iPhone. This new update includes several cool new features for your Apple Watch like a native sleep tracking app, watch face sharing and new workout types that will better track your calories burned and help you achieve your fitness goals.

See also: Apple Watch Workout Route Not Showing in the Activity App, Fix

In this article, we will go through the steps to download and install watchOS 7. We will also troubleshoot some common issues you may encounter while trying to download and install the new watchOS, including: Steps to take if your Apple Watch does not have enough storage space.

See also: How To Delete Music From Your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Mac

Check Compatibility

Apple Watch Model

First things first, you will need to make sure your Apple Watch is compatible with the newest watchOS. watchOS 7 is compatible with all Apple Watches Series 3 and later:

• Apple Watch Series 3
• Apple Watch Series 4
• Apple Watch Series 5
• Apple Watch SE
• Apple Watch Series 6

Although all of these models will accept the watchOS 7 update, some features may not be available on all devices.

iPhone Model

In order to update your Apple Watch using your iPhone, you must have an iPhone 6s or later, and be running iOS 14 or later.

Before you Start

Before you begin the process of updating your Apple Watch, you will need to check that these things are in order:

1. Update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS. At the time of this writing, its iOS 14.
2. Charge your Apple Watch. It should be at least 50 percent charged.
3. Make sure your iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi.
4. You will need to keep your iPhone next to your Apple Watch during the update. The update process can take several minutes to an hour to finish, so you may want to do this update overnight.

See also: How To Back Up Apple Watch To iPhone, iCloud Or Computer & Restore From Backup

Update Apple Watch to watchOS 7 using iPhone

When the update became available, your Apple Watch should have notified you. If you are responding to that update notification on your watch:

1. Tap Update Tonight in the notification on your Apple Watch.
2. On your iPhone, confirm that you want to update overnight.
3. Leave your Apple Watch and your iPhone next to each other and charging overnight to allow for the update to complete.

If you passed on arranging the update when you first got the notification, here are the steps to set it up:

1. With your iPhone and Apple Watch near each other and charging, on your iPhone, open the Watch app.
2. Tap on the My Watch tab.
3. Tap General > Software Update.
4. Download the update. Enter your iPhone passcode or Apple Watch passcode if requested.
5. A progress wheel will appear on your watch. It could take up to an hour for the update to complete.

• Leave your Apple Watch on its charger while it is updating.
• Don't restart your Apple Watch.
• Don't quit the Watch app on your iPhone.
• When your update is complete, your Apple Watch will restart on its own.

Updating to watchOS 7 without iPhone

If your Apple Watch is running watchOS 6 or later, you can install watchOS 7 without using your iPhone.

1. Check to see that your watch is connected to Wi-Fi.
2. Open the Settings app on your watch.
3. Tap General > Software Update.
4. Tap Install, then follow any onscreen instructions.

Important

• Leave your Apple Watch on its charger while it is updating.
• Don't restart your Apple Watch.
• When your update is complete, your Apple Watch will restart on its own.

See also: watchOS: Unable To Install Update

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble updating, try the following:

1. Make sure your Apple Watch is connected to its charger (and the charger is connected to a power source.)
2. Restart your Apple Watch.
   1. Press and hold the side button until you see Power Off.
   2. Drag the slider to power off.
   3. Press and hold the side button to power on again.
3. Try updating again.

See also: Pairing Failed, Your Apple Watch Couldn't Pair With Your iPhone, Fix

If the update doesn't start:

Mac Storage Drive

1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
2. Tap General > Usage > Software Update.
3. Delete the update file.
4. Try to download and install the update again.

See also: Apple Watch Always On Display Not Working? Fix

Not Enough Space to Install Update

Powerpoint presentation for mac free download. If you receive an error that your Apple Watch doesn't have enough space to install the update, try these steps to free up more space.

Restart your Apple Watch

Restart your Apple Watch, then try updating again. If you still see the error saying you don't have enough available storage, try removing media and apps.

Remove Media and Apps

Media

If you have stored music or photos on your watch, try removing these to free up more space. Try to install the watchOS 7 update again.

Apps

If removing media didn't free up enough space, you should try removing some apps. Try updating again.

View Mac Storage Space

If removing media and apps didn't solve the problem, go on to the next step and unpair and update your Apple Watch.

Unpair your Apple Watch

If the other steps have failed to solve your storage space issues when trying to update, you will want to try unpairing your watch from your iPhone. This process erases all the content and settings on your Apple Watch, however, before this happens, your iPhone will automatically create a new backup of your watch. You will be able to use this backup to restore your Apple Watch's content and settings.

See also: How To Back Up Apple Watch To iPhone, iCloud Or Computer & Restore From Backup

Unpair

1. Set your iPhone and Apple Watch next to each other.
2. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
3. Go to the My Watch tab and select your watch.
4. Tap the info button (it looks like an i inside a circle) next to the watch you are unpairing.
5. Tap Unpair Apple Watch.
6. If you have your watch on a cellular plan, choose to keep your cellular plan.
7. Tap to confirm. If requested, enter your Apple ID password in order to disable Activation Lock.

Set up as New

1. After unpairing your Apple Watch, set up your watch using your iPhone.
2. When asked, choose to Set Up as New. Do not choose Restore From Backup.
3. Follow onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
4. Now follow the instructions above to update your Apple Watch to watchOS 7.

See also: My Apple Watch Keeps Asking For My Apple ID Password, Fix

Restore From Backup

After unpairing your watch from your iPhone, setting it up as new and then performing the update, you can finally restore your Apple Watch from backup.

1. Follow the steps above to, again, unpair your watch from your iPhone.
2. This time, when setting up your watch, you will choose Restore From Backup instead of Set Up as New.

See also: How To Install Apple Apps Removed From iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch

Optimized Storage in macOS Sierra and later* can save space by storing your content in iCloud and making it available on demand. When storage space is needed, files, photos, movies, email attachments, and other files that you seldom use are stored in iCloud automatically. Each file stays right where you last saved it, and downloads when you open it. Files that you've used recently remain on your Mac, along with optimized versions of your photos.

* If you haven't yet upgraded to macOS Sierra or later, learn about other ways to free up storage space.

Find out how much storage is available on your Mac

Choose Apple menu  > About This Mac, then click Storage. Each segment of the bar is an estimate of the storage space used by a category of files. Move your pointer over each segment for more detail.

Click the Manage button to open the Storage Management window, pictured below. This button is available only in macOS Sierra or later.

Manage storage on your Mac

The Storage Management window offers recommendations for optimizing your storage. If some recommendations are already turned on, you will see fewer recommendations.

Store in iCloud

Click the Store in iCloud button, then choose from these options:

• Desktop and Documents. Store all files from these two locations in iCloud Drive. When storage space is needed, only the files you recently opened are kept on your Mac, so that you can easily work offline. Files stored only in iCloud show a download icon , which you can double-click to download the original file. Learn more about this feature.
  
• Photos. Store all original, full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud Photos. When storage space is needed, only space-saving (optimized) versions of photos are kept on your Mac. To download the original photo or video, just open it.
  
• Messages. Store all messages and attachments in iCloud. When storage space is needed, only the messages and attachments you recently opened are kept on your Mac. Learn more about Messages in iCloud.

Storing files in iCloud uses the storage space in your iCloud storage plan. If you reach or exceed your iCloud storage limit, you can either buy more iCloud storage or make more iCloud storage available. iCloud storage starts at 50GB for $0.99 (USD) a month, and you can purchase additional storage directly from your Apple device. Learn more about prices in your region.

Optimize Storage

Click the Optimize button, then choose from these options.

• Automatically remove watched movies and TV shows. When storage space is needed, movies or TV shows that you purchased from the iTunes Store and already watched are removed from your Mac. Click the download icon next to a movie or TV show to download it again.
  
• Download only recent attachments. Mail automatically downloads only the attachments that you recently received. You can manually download any attachments at any time by opening the email or attachment, or saving the attachment to your Mac.
  
• Don't automatically download attachments. Mail downloads an attachment only when you open the email or attachment, or save the attachment to your Mac.

Optimizing storage for movies, TV shows, and email attachments doesn't require iCloud storage space.

Empty Trash Automatically

Empty Trash Automatically permanently deletes files that have been in the Trash for more than 30 days.

Reduce Clutter

Reduce Clutter helps you to identify large files and files you might no longer need. Click the Review Files button, then choose any of the file categories in the sidebar, such as Applications, Documents, Music Creation, or Trash.

You can delete the files in some categories directly from this window. Other categories show the total storage space used by the files in each app. You can then open the app and decide whether to delete files from within it.

Learn how to redownload apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books.

Where to find the settings for each feature

The button for each recommendation in the Storage Management window affects one or more settings in other apps. You can also control those settings directly within each app.

• If you're using macOS Catalina, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Apple ID, then select iCloud in the sidebar: Store in iCloud turns on the Optimize Mac Storage setting on the right. Then click Options next to iCloud Drive: Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders setting. To turn off iCloud Drive entirely, deselect iCloud Drive.
  In macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click iCloud, then click Options next to iCloud Drive. Store in iCloud turns on the Desktop & Documents Folders and Optimize Mac Storage settings.
• In Photos, choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud. Store in iCloud selects iCloud Photos and Optimize Mac Storage.
• In Messages, choose Messages > Preferences, then click iMessage. Store in iCloud selects Enable Messages in iCloud.

• If you're using macOS Catalina, open the Apple TV app, choose TV > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Files. Optimize Storage selects 'Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.'
  In macOS Mojave or earlier, open iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Advanced. Optimize Storage selects 'Automatically delete watched movies and TV shows.'
• In Mail, choose Mail > Preferences from the menu bar, then click Accounts. In the Account Information section on the right, Optimize Storage sets the Download Attachments menu to either Recent or None.

Empty Trash Automatically: From the Finder, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced. Empty Trash Automatically selects 'Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.'

Other ways that macOS helps automatically save space

With macOS Sierra or later, your Mac automatically takes these additional steps to save storage space:

• Detects duplicate downloads in Safari, keeping only the most recent version of the download
• Reminds you to delete used app installers
• Removes old fonts, languages, and dictionaries that aren't being used
• Clears caches, logs, and other unnecessary data when storage space is needed

How to free up storage space manually

Even without using the Optimized Storage features of Sierra or later, you can take other steps to make more storage space available:

• Music, movies, and other media can use a lot of storage space. Learn how to delete music, movies, and TV shows from your device.
• Delete other files that you no longer need by moving them to the Trash, then emptying the Trash. The Downloads folder is good place to look for files that you might no longer need.
• Move files to an external storage device.
• Compress files.
• Delete unneeded email: In the Mail app, choose Mailbox > Erase Junk Mail. If you no longer need the email in your Trash mailbox, choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Items.

Learn more

• The Storage pane of About This Mac is the best way to determine the amount of storage space available on your Mac. Disk Utility and other apps might show storage categories such as Not Mounted, VM, Recovery, Other Volumes, Free, or Purgeable. Don't rely on these categories to understand how to free up storage space or how much storage space is available for your data.
• When you duplicate a file on an APFS-formatted volume, that file doesn't use additional storage space on the volume. Deleting a duplicate file frees up only the space required by any data you might have added to the duplicate. If you no longer need any copies of the file, you can recover all of the storage space by deleting both the duplicate and the original file.
• If you're using a pro app and Optimize Mac Storage, learn how to make sure that your projects are always on your Mac and able to access their files.