Hands-On Mac (Video)

HOM 32: On the Road to Big Sur 3

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I have mentioned that this time I'm going to do a clean install of Big Sur, but even if you're going to just upgrade on top of your old macOS it's very important to make a backup of your system. Now is also a good time to think about your backup strategy.

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  • Use Optimized Data to move stuff off your Mac to make room
  • Hit About This Mac under the Apple icon, select storage, and hit manage.
  • Get ready for a clean install
  • Update brewfile
  • Update time machine
  • Make a full image backup
  • Make an image of your data disk
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