Beginning with macOS Sequoia, app downloads and installations from the Mac App Retailer will not require double the quantity of native cupboard space out there. As an alternative, the free area requirement now matches the ultimate set up measurement of the app, plus a small buffer, in keeping with Apple.


The brand new area requirement in macOS 15 ought to considerably profit customers who obtain giant video games. At the moment in macOS Sonoma, customers have to make sure they’ve double the area out there, which is commonly a problem for video games that may take up tens and even tons of of gigabytes.

However in macOS 15 beta 2, you solely must have sufficient area for the sport’s last measurement, plus the small buffer, as per the discharge notes. By aligning the free area necessities extra carefully with precise app sizes, macOS 15 ought to give customers a greater thought forward of time of whether or not they can set up an app from the Mac App Retailer, which is able to make normal storage administration simpler.

Apple has advised builders to replace any messaging associated to app measurement necessities to mirror the change, which ought to scale back confusion about how a lot free area is required for brand new app installations. macOS Sequoia is at present in its second developer beta, with a public beta anticipated in July, adopted by a normal launch within the fall.

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