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  errors and their solutions. Information about updating the OpenBB Terminal through
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## Installation and Updates

<details><summary>How much hard drive space is required?</summary>

An installation will use approximately 4-5 GB of space, with additional storage required for optional machine learning models.

</details>

<details><summary>What is the minimum version of Windows or MacOS required to install the OpenBB Terminal?</summary>

The OpenBB Terminal installation packages are compatible with:

- Windows 10 or later.
- MacOS Monterey or later.

**Note:** Machines which are not compatible with the installer packages may be able to install from the source code.

</details>

<details><summary>How do I update my installation to the latest version?</summary>

The terminal is constantly being updated with new features and bug fixes. The process for updating will vary by the installation type:

- As of version 2.4.1, the Windows installer has an option for uninstalling the existing prior to updating.
- For other installer versions, uninstall the previous version (uninstall.exe for Windows, delete the Application folder on MacOS); then, download the latest version and reinstall. User settings and data will remain.
- For a `pip` installation, when a new version is published: `pip install -U openbb[all]`
- Upgrade a cloned version of the GitHub repo with:

```console
git fetch
git pull
poetry install -E all
```

**Notes:** If the cloned repository is a fork, pull from: `git pull origin main` or `git pull origin develop`. If there are changes locally to the files that conflict with the incoming changes from GitHub, stash them before pulling from main with `git stash`.

</details>

### PyPi Nightly

The nightly build can be installed with:

```console
pip install openbb-terminal-nightly[all]
```

**Note**: This version may not be stable and should not be used in a production setting.

<details><summary>"Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required"</summary>

Download and install [C++ Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/), restart the machine, then try again.

![image](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/assets/85772166/ceb57be0-6dae-42f2-aca6-bf62ce7d6135)

![image](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/assets/85772166/f8aef8fc-a080-4164-bd36-460714ec44f3)

</details>

<details><summary>Error: failed building wheel for bt</summary>

There may be an additional message that is printed from this error, stating: "Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required. Get it with "Microsoft C++ Build Tools".

Download and install it. [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/visual-cpp-build-tools/)

Mac and Linux users may also encounter a similar error because a C++ compiler is not installed. Install Homebrew:

```console
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
```

Then run:

```console
brew install gcc
brew install cmake
```

</details>

<details><summary>Miniconda3 will not install on ARM/Linux Raspberry Pi machines.</summary>

Refer to this issue on the Conda [GitHub](https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/10723) page.

</details>

<details><summary>Error: Library not loaded: '/usr/local/opt/libomp/lib/libomp.dylib'</summary>

This error is resolved by installing libomp from Homebrew:

```console
brew install libomp
```

</details>