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How can I add additional disk space to my mac? I need to update the Xcode to the latest version. While trying to update the Big Sur it asks it needs 30 GB. My machine does not have enough space.

How can I add an additional disk to increase the storage in my machine? Any input on this?

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sejn
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  • You need to offload data somewhere else - external drive etc. That disk is critically over-full anyway. You should always keep at least 15% free space, ironically more on a small drive. See https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/370806/app-store-not-enough-disk-space-to-install-xcode – Tetsujin Jun 30 '21 at 06:52

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You can't make a disk bigger. You can add additional external storage, though on a laptop, having external drives hanging off can be impractical.

You need to remove some of the data on that disk to another drive. A clean system is only c. 11 Gb, so all the rest will be apps and documents that you've added.

As said in the comments, your disk is dangerously full anyway. I would advise keeping 30Gb free at all times, even after installing Xcode.

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