Hi Rosemary, No Storage is not RAM (Random Access Memory) Under the Apple logo at top left of the Menu Bar - 'About this Mac’ System Report - Hardware Overview - Memory 8GB? —
If Sierra itself is the problem, you’ll need to install it anew. You can do this without affecting your files and settings. For this to work in macOS Recovery, you must be connected to the Internet. 1. You need to remove any existing “Install macOS Sierra” application from the Mac. 2. Boot into the hidden macOS Recovery Partition Hold down Command-R at startup until the Apple logo appears to see emergency mode. macOS Recovery gives you four choices: 3. Select “Reinstall macOS” Click the Wi-Fi icon at the top right of the screen and choose a network. Enter the network’s password, if necessary. Select Reinstall macOS, and then click the Continue button. The Sierra installer data—roughly 5 GB downloads over the Internet from Apple’s servers; once the download is finished, installation proceeds. Be prepared for the download to take anywhere from 20 minutes to several hours, depending on your connection; installation will then take another 15 to 30 minutes. — During installation your Mac will restart a few times, sometimes you won’t hear a start up chime the screen will just be black. Let the installation process complete - don’t interrupt it! — After your MacBook Pro boots into mac OS Sierra 10.12 Perform Post-installation Tasks: A) Respond to Immediate Questions Among the most common questions are requests for your user account password or Apple ID password. For example, certain apps may once again need an administrator’s authorization to make changes to your data, and various apps that use your Apple ID (including iTunes and iBooks) may need you to sign in again. Check System Preferences > iCloud to make sure you’re signed in to iCloud (and with the correct Apple ID). Do the same in iTunes (Account > View My Account) and the App Store (Store > View My Account). NOTE: Make sure “iCloud Drive” in NOT activated! (unless you wish to use it; you can set it up at a later date if needed) B) The next thing you should do is to update macOS itself (and any other crucial Apple software) to the latest version. Sometimes Apple releases bug fixes and security updates almost immediately after a major upgrade, and if any such urgent updates are available, it’s in your best interest to install them right away. C) Review the Incompatible Software Folder If the Sierra installer encounters any known incompatibilities, it moves the problematic software to an Incompatible Software folder and explains what it moved on one of the final screens of Setup Assistant. (After Setup Assistant quits, you can find the Incompatible Software folder at the top level of your startup disk, at the top level of your home folder, or even in both places, depending on the location of the soft- ware that was disabled.) D) Deal with Other Surprises Apple Mail: The first time you launch Mail, a window informs you that it’s “upgrading” your mail database. This step should take no more than a few minutes, and is necessary because the Sierra version of Mail has updated the database format it uses to store information about your messages. Mail plug-ins: The first time you open Mail after upgrading, it moves most incompatible third-party plug-ins (which are normally stored in ~/Library/Mail/Bundles) into ~/Library/Mail/Bundles (Disabled) and displays an alert telling you what it’s disabled. Don’t try to reenable these manually; Mail will thwart your every effort to get them working. Check with the developer to see if a Sierra- compatible update is available. E) System Preferences Changes: As usual, Apple added, moved, and renamed a few items in System Preferences. I won’t do into the changes here, I’m just alerting you to check. Cheers, Ronni 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage macOS Sierra 10.12 > On 4 Oct. 2016, at 1:57 pm, Rosemary Spark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ronni, > > 1) Storage (is that RAM?) > Available: 170.77 GB (170,768,736,256 bytes) > > > Capacity: 499.05 GB (499,046,809,600 bytes) > > 2) How do re-install Sierra (it's loaded...but I don't know if properly) > > Cheers > > Rosemary > > > Rosemary Spark > PO Box 781 > South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia > Phone: + 61 8 94336609 > Mobile: 0414268043 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On 4 October 2016 at 11:48, Ronni Brown <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hello Rosemary, > > How much RAM (memory) do you have installed in your MacBook Pro? > > If you get an error message while installing macOS Sierra saying that you > don't have enough hard drive space, then restart your Mac and boot into safe > mode. > To do this, turn off your Mac and wait 10 seconds, the press the power button. > > Once you hear the startup tone hold down the Shift key on your keyboard. > When the grey Apple logo appears, release the Shift key. > > Once in safe mode delete any unnecessary files, or move them to an external > hard drive, to free up some disk space. > > Then restart your Mac and try to install macOS Sierra again. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > macOS Sierra 10.12 > > >> On 4 Oct. 2016, at 9:30 am, Rosemary Spark <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> I downloaded Sierra as I seemed to be OK (2012 macbook pro) (after backing >> up etc Ronni!) >> >> However, when it loaded it stopped and said there wasn't enough app >> memory... with only Setup running! >> >> So I said cancel...but it seems Sierra was loaded anyway. >> >> I've now gone through my apps again and deleted even more of the >> infrequently used ones....there's now 2.57 GB of App memory >> >> When I looked at the Activity Monitor the app using all the memory was >> Installer...then it dropped off while I was watching. It seems that maybe >> some of the Setup was not complete. >> >> How do I check if some Setup stuff is incomplete or re-install? >> >> Cheers >> Rosemary >> Rosemary Spark >> PO Box 781 >> South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia >> Phone: + 61 8 94336609 <tel:%2B%2061%208%2094336609> >> Mobile: 0414268043 <tel:0414268043> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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