HOM 31: On the Road to Big Sur 2 - Compatibility

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English - October 16, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutes - 327 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
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Is Big Sur compatible with your old Mac apps? Find out all the answers in this episode of Hands-On Mac.

Who can run Big Sur? Just because you're running Catalina does NOT mean you can run macOS 11. Apple says these systems will work:

MacBook, 2015 and later
MacBook Air, 2013 and later
MacBook Pro, late 2013 and later
Mac Mini, 2014 and later
iMac, 2014 and later
iMac Pro (all models), 2017 and later
Mac Pro, 2013 and later

Free space requirements

50.33GB looks to be the minimum Fresh Install Space Requirement?
12.5GB of Available storage Space = Fresh Install? (Catalina Requirement)
18.5GB of Available storage space = For Upgrade? (Catalina Requirement)

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Host: Leo Laporte

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