Timeline for macOS Catalina can't be installed on Macintosh HD
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 20:42 | comment | added | benwiggy | 12Gb is barely enough free space for normal running. I'd suggest removing more space before the installer can work. I'd aim for at least 25Gb of free space at a minimum on a 128 Gb disk. | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 19:18 | comment | added | Steve Chambers | You could free up space by creating a bootable Catalina installer on a handy 8GB USB stick. Once the installer is created you can delete the installer from the Mac's hard drive, freeing more space. Macworld has a number of tutorials that can help you do just this. | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 19:04 | comment | added | The Great Gatsby | @benwiggy There's no reason provided in the dialog box. | |
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 19:02 | comment | added | Allan | I removed the image of system information and just inserted the relevant portion in the body. The equally critical info that we need now is the exact error message. It would be helpful if you include a snapshot of your storage info so we can see how much is available. | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 19:02 | history | edited | The Great Gatsby | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 19:01 | history | edited | The Great Gatsby | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 19:00 | history | edited | Allan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:48 | comment | added | benwiggy | What is the exact text of the dialog? Does it give any reason? How much space do you have free on the disk? | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:47 | comment | added | Tetsujin | Thanks - but can you do the same with the error message. [btw, it's likely to be 'Purgeable space' which you can see if you look at Disk Utility] See apple.stackexchange.com/a/370809/85275 | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:43 | comment | added | The Great Gatsby | @Tetsujin added it | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:42 | history | edited | The Great Gatsby | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:38 | comment | added | Tetsujin | We need to know precisely what Mac you have - from Menu > About this Mac Model & year… & if the system won't let you inline the picture, send it to imgur.com & add a link in a comment. Someone can inline it for you. | |
| Jul 21, 2023 at 18:38 | history | edited | agarza | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| S Jul 21, 2023 at 18:31 | review | First questions | |||
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