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

515 points · 323 comments · privacyisntdead

ryandrake · 1791149394 · 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. GeekyBear · 1791159533 · focus · HN ↗
  > Reminds me of all the de-crufting you've always needed to do when you install Windows.
  To be like Windows, Apple would have to constantly change the OS so that the workarounds no longer function.
  How many times did users find a way to enable local user accounts on Windows, only to have Microsoft force online accounts on them again?

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