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After logging in, the upgrade will finish which may also take several minutes. Paste that in a macOS Terminal or Linux shell prompt. The final step in the upgrade process requires the user to log in as they usually would.

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This process is completely automated and the user will not have to take any action until the upgrade is completed and the user logs into their account. Try our web or desktop-based torrent clients for Mac, all available in one location. The typical upgrade takes between 30-60 minutes depending on the age of the computer. This will cause the computer to restart, rebooting several times during this process. From System Preferences, choose Upgrade Now. Head to the Mac App Store and choose Get to trigger the upgrade process for MacOS Big Sur. The computer will begin the installation process as soon as the installer is ready. Complete a full backup of the Mac, with Time Machine or your backup method of choice. When the download is complete the installer will begin the upgrade process. There will be a notification that the download will happen in the background. Skip to Installing the Upgrade if you are not prompted to download the macOS installer. If the Installer is already present on the computer, the installation process will begin immediately. Some computers may already have the installation files cached. If the macOS installer is not present, there will be a prompt to Download it. From the Self Service application search for the currently available version of macOS, this example shows Big Sur and selects the Upgrade to Big Sur policy.īefore the installation begins, there will be a prompt warning the user that the computer will automatically restart once the installer is ready to begin the upgrade. Open the Self Service application from the Applications folder, dock, Spotlight or Launchpad. For more on Jamf Connect, please see the Jamf Connect KB document.

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Installing Big Sur on a University-Owned Mac will also install Jamf Connect for authentication. All university owned Macs running Big Sur will get this feature, even if the upgrade is installed through methods other than detailed below.

As a result, computers need approximately 60GB of free space for upgrade files to download and the upgrade process to complete. The installer itself is much larger due to its support of both Intel and Apple 'M' processors.

The Big Sur upgrade requires a significant amount of free disk space.

Click the Add partition button it looks like a plus (+) symbol. Attempting to upgrade a computer remotely will drop the remote connection leaving the computer stuck waiting for local user input. You will be prompted to either add an APFS volume or a Partition.

Do not upgrade a computer unless you have physical access to it.

A few things to note before upgrading to macOS Big Sur

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