Cant download lion from the app store, it says i dont have space but i checked, i have 40 gb free..

it says i dont have space but i checked, i have 40 gb free..

how much RAM or memory do you have,
go to >about this mac to find out. Lion needs a minimum of 2gb.
Also, the hard drive in which you are installing lion needs to have the free space.

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