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

515 points · 323 comments · privacyisntdead

  1. ryandrake · · focus · HN ↗
    Reminds me of all the de-crufting you've always needed to do when you install Windows. Looks like we've gotten to the point on macOS too, where you need to run third party scripts on a new OS installation to gain back control of your system resources and remove unwanted crapware.
    1. drooopy · · focus · HN ↗
      Not gonna lie, I would like a "Black Edition" of macOS. There is a decent OS buried under tons of rubble.
      1. ozgrakkurt · · focus · HN ↗
        Recently switched to KDE on a linux laptop (600 USD lenovo) and stopped using my macbook (m1 16" pro).

        Speakers, touchpad and battery life are inferior. Speakers are OK after installing EasyEffects and I don't use the touchpad while programming. And battery life is close enough

        Cachyos with KDE is 10x better than MacOS. So it doesn't make sense to use macbooks for programming anymore IMO.

        You can't even see the update download speed or progress percentage on MacOS, and have to approve 3 times to run a downloaded program, brew is terrible in terms of performance etc. etc. etc.

        1. eru · · focus · HN ↗
          Interesting. Why do you call out KDE? Does it add to the experience specifically for you?

          I usually use XMonad, but then I nearly do everything in the command line, and I don't like to move my windows around via mouse. (Though XMonad supports that, too.)

          XMonad works for me, but I wouldn't call it out specifically as contributing to the experience.

          > You can't even see the update download speed or progress percentage on MacOS, [...]

          What program are you talking about? You can customise eg Firefox on Mac, just like anywhere else, with extensions to look however you want.

          > [...] brew is terrible in terms of performance [...]

          I'm trying to fix at least brew's Python performance a bit:

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;python&#x2F;cpython&#x2F;issues&#x2F;158283" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;python&#x2F;cpython&#x2F;issues&#x2F;158283

          1. throooooo · · focus · HN ↗
            I used to use XMonad (now on Hyprland) and feel that the tiling window manager experience you can get on Linux doesn&#x27;t have an equivalent on macos. KDE is solid but yeah it&#x27;s plain jane.
            1. uolmir · · focus · HN ↗
              Aerospace is very good. I&#x27;m not some tiling pro but it&#x27;s been working perfectly for me for a year or so. Such an improvement over just using spaces on macos.
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