System updates - needing space!

Installing Zorin OS
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just installed zorin on a laptop. works fine. in the "software" app it tells me there re updates. specifically to "thinkpad P53/P73 system update"

but when i try updating i get the error

/boot/efi does not have sufficient space, required 71.1 MB, got 49.2 MB

during installation i did not choose the boot efi size.

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Is this a dual boot setup?

Also share a screenshot of Disks app selecting your drive.

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Welcome to the Forum!

Please install Gparted with the Command sudo apt install gparted and then open it and make a Screenshot of the Partitions from the Drive where Zorin is installed.

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thanks. i solved it. the problem was due to multi-boot. so microsoft folders was taking up space.

i solved it

  • opening a filebrowser to /boot/efi/EFI
  • moved the microsoft folder to the desktop
  • installed the upgrade using the "softwares"
  • moved the microsoft folder back
  • i deleted a lot of language folders inside the microsoft folder i never need (polish, japanese, russian, ...)

i think this was better than fidling with gparted since moving the windows partition can cause problems if i ever want to boot to windows again

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