Apple has reportedly made some changes to the Mac App Store for the latest macOS Sequoia beta, allowing users to install large apps directly to external storage.
According to a report by 9To5Mac, the latest macOS 15.1 developer beta 3 will allow users to install apps larger than 1GB on any external disk.
The latest developer beta of macOS Sequoia reportedly includes a new option within App Store settings that, when enabled, will automatically download apps larger than 1GB to a connected external storage device, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), while smaller apps will still be installed on the Mac's internal storage.
This isn't the only change Apple has made to the Mac App Store in macOS Sequoia: in previous beta versions of the latest operating system for Macs, Apple lowered the amount of storage space required to install apps.
In the release notes for macOS Sequoia 15 Beta 8, Apple said, “The App Store no longer requires twice the amount of free space for the initial download and installation of an app. Going forward, we'll require free space equal to an app's final installed size plus a small buffer.”
Previously, you needed at least 2GB of free space on your Mac to install an app with a file size of 1GB, but with macOS Sequoia, the amount of storage space required for the same will be significantly reduced.
macOS Sequoia is expected to be released in September alongside iOS 18. Similar to the iPhone platform updates, Apple has split the beta cycle for macOS Sequoia into versions 15 and 15.1. macOS Sequoia version 15 will be released in September, with version 15.1 expected to be released at a later date.
First Edition: August 29, 2024 | 12:16 PM IST