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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