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Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back

515 points · 323 comments · privacyisntdead

  1. bigyabai · · focus · HN ↗
    Something horrible must have happened, if macOS users are curling shell scripts from the internet to make their desktops more like Linux.
    1. nomel · · focus · HN ↗
      Nope. The only people who notice or care about any of this are those who can't accommodate the storage. Outside that, it all just works better now (especially Siri).
      1. behnamoh · · focus · HN ↗
        Saying that Siri "works" is peak Apple fanboism.
        1. nvme0n1p1 · · focus · HN ↗
          Also "those who can't accommodate the storage" is funny.

          What's that? You didn't pay Apple's 1200% markup on storage, just so you can have enough room for your actual work after the OS fills your disk with a bunch of bloat? What are you, poor?

        2. internet2000 · · focus · HN ↗
          The new one just works. Do try it.
          1. bigyabai · · focus · HN ↗
            It damn well better, for using 14gb+ of storage.
          2. IndySun · · focus · HN ↗
            >do try it

            Thank you, I might. I never have, the launch was such a mess, I've never looked back and fastidiously turn it all off.

            What's changed, for you to say it now works? And what do you successfully and regularly do with it?

        3. Bud · · focus · HN ↗

          [dead]

      2. trollbridge · · focus · HN ↗
        People with 256GB laptops care when the 27 AI stuff burns up 10-20% of their storage.
        1. GeekyBear · · focus · HN ↗
          So don't install Chrome.
          1. trollbridge · · focus · HN ↗
            Most people want Chrome for the inevitable site that doesn’t work in Safari.

            The problem is Apple intelligence is decent, but not worth 20% of your storage decent.

            1. GeekyBear · · focus · HN ↗
              Chrome downloads a large LLM without warning or permission.

              Frankly, the only company attempting to create websites that only work in Chrome is Google.

      3. sajithdilshan · · focus · HN ↗
        Do people actually use Siri AI on the Mac? Whenever I need something done that needs AI on a mac I just use Claude Code.

        I can imagine Siri AI being useful on iOS because of its deep integration to the OS. But for MacOS there’s better tools

        1. Marsymars · · focus · HN ↗
          > Do people actually use Siri AI on the Mac?

          I'll probably use it at some point. I don't have any interest in installing apps from, or paying money to OpenAI or Anthropic.

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