How to install macOS Big Sur

This video will be about macOS Big Sur and how to install it.
Download CleanMyMac X to prepare your Mac for macOS Big Sur:

Part 1. How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur
Clear old system junk
Back up your data
Upgrade your Mac (System Preferences - Software Update)

Part 2: How to clean install macOS Big Sur
Get a bootable USB drive
Download macOS Big Sur from the App Store
Create a bootable USB installer using this command:

+ Bonus tip: How to install public beta of macOS Big Sur
Head over to Apple Beta Program website:

The app mentioned in this video – CleanMyMac X by MacPaw:

The detailed manual to clean install macOS Big Sur:

Contents:
00:00 - Intro: How to upgrade to Big Sur?
00:23 - Clean up your Mac
00:50 - Back up your Mac
01:02 - How to upgrade your macOS
02:01 - How to clean install macOS Big Sur
02:27 - Create a bootable installer
02:58 - Check your Applications folder
03:00 - Go to Disk Utility
03:33 - Mount the USB in Terminal
04:33 - Erase your startup drive
04:55 - Clean install macOS Big Sur from the USB
05:22 - How to install macOS Big Sur public beta
05:40 - How to keep your Mac clean

[rt]

no idea whats on the big sur update since i find upgrading extremely stressful coz of the amount of time my mac restarts without even touching it

[joeyobrien]

Can I upgrade my Mac via USB? I have a flash drive all set up with big sur, but I don’t have enough storage to install, and I have deleted all I can.

[Sounditoutahhwet]

I do not have enough space on my mac and it is incredbly frustrating. I can't even download Big Sur..Can I download Big Sur on a external drive and upgrade from there?

[jxjdndjxndd]

why did I downloaded big sur and threw me an error and now i need to download it again?

[codyshi]

I do I create a drive for my time manchine to store my drive.

[GoldenToothBrush]

I'd like to do this without doing a clean reinstall but when I go to software update I don't get Bigsur. Anyone know why this could be? I'm using Catalina.

[yxliana]

Please help me! I been trying to update my MacBook but it won’t let m. It keep saying “failed” and I also went to the App Store and get macOS Big Sur and it didn’t work either. What can I do in order to update my MacBook? Please help me !😞

[JIsCray]

Not to sure if this is still open but I have a IMac 27 inch late 2013 and currently on MacOS Catalina and on Logic Pro 10.6.3 but it will not let me update to Logic Pro 10.7.7 for some reason . Is there a way to update it to the latest version on my IMac? Thank you for any help !

[AdamDiab]

Thanks for this informative video. I’m just switched from windows to macOS. I would like to ask what is the difference if I just upgrade my MacBook to Big Sur and doing the sound step ( clean install )?!
How this will affect my experience and Mac performance?!

[kor]

The Reason why cleaning your mac is because so big sur can run faster and not lag alot

[MadhusudanBhosale]

Thank you very much!
It really helped me.

[scribbled]

uhm yeah im running yosemite and whenever i go to install it theres no timer and the bar wont move and will stay in one place only the place it stays in is like 3 quarters of the way. any way to fix this?

[amadcotaaaa]

Are microsoft application, like word, axcel and other, will be lost, when I have update to Big Sur?

[yomom]

Hey, why do I need to use the time machine will my files and numbers on my mac book be removed?

[sodomonwinda]

Wow.. so complicated huh. Btw kudos to ur effort.

[thisisa]

I looked at time machine, my drive isn’t popping up, it’s only popping with airport time capsule

[nevaehpinkney]

For some reason when I check for updates, Big Sur doesn’t show so idk what to do really

[pinkitiwari]

what to do when it show your machintosh hd is full....pls somebody help

[geraldinejuan]

It’s telling my it’s not formatted to APFS. What does that mean?

[leewhitecross]

I have done absolutely everything on your video and mine dose not show up on my MacBook Pro 2013