Update section on my Mac

[Mich43l777]

Hello.
Should I delete these files? Mac says I could get into the trouble. On Windows I deleted some files like that many years ago and then I had problems with computer. This looks something that has to be there but Mac software is very clean so this is weird.

 

[Peter Fitskie]

Backup, delete and see what happens.😷

 

[Peadogie]

It's a new feature of Big Sur. Here is an explanation of how it works. Scroll down to the "How Big Sur installs system updates" section. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/macos-11-0-big-sur-the-ars-technica-review/11/
On my system the "Update Volume" is only taking up 795 kbs. of disc space.

 

[NewUsername]

I can't see the Update volume in the Finder, but I can see it in Disk Utility. Better not to mess with it.

 

[Peadogie]

I can't see the Update volume in the Finder, but I can see it in Disk Utility. Better not to mess with it.

It's located at Macintosh HD/System/Volumes/Update.
IMO, it's never a good idea to delete folder/file unless you're absolutely sure of the outcome. It can lead to a very unpleasant surprise.