Upgrading my MacBook Pro from Sierra 10.12.6 to High Sierra 10.12.5

[AdamA9]

Hi guys,

I'm finally going to bite the bullet and instal High Sierra on my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013). I need the latest Xcode and cannot see that it is possible on Sierra so I'm forced to upgrade.

My specs are below.

Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel Iris 1536 MB

I'm wondering, with just 178 GB of 1 TB being available on my SSD, is it worth me completely clearing my laptop and doing a brand new instal and then moving everything back over and reinstalling everything. Or will this make little difference to the installation and performance after the upgrade?

I think I have about 260GB of documents and 140GB iTunes.

Anything else you might need to give me a recommendation, just ask.

Thank you.

 

[chrfr]

Hi guys,

I'm finally going to bite the bullet and instal High Sierra on my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013). I need the latest Xcode and cannot see that it is possible on Sierra so I'm forced to upgrade.

My specs are below.

Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel Iris 1536 MB

I'm wondering, with just 178 GB of 1 TB being available on my SSD, is it worth me completely clearing my laptop and doing a brand new instal and then moving everything back over and reinstalling everything. Or will this make little difference to the installation and performance after the upgrade?

I think I have about 260GB of documents and 140GB iTunes.

Anything else you might need to give me a recommendation, just ask.

Thank you.

There's no need or benefit to copying everything off your computer and copying it back after installing.

 

[AdamA9]

There's no need or benefit to copying everything off your computer and copying it back after installing.

If was more to do a fresh and clean install before reinstalling everything again. I don’t know if that had any benefits considering the age and that it has always just had updates applied on top of each other.

The new file system worries me, too.