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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. 2muchcoffeeman · 1791150186 · focus · HN ↗
  On windows you got garbage like trial versions of Blah software.
  This is a fully functioning feature that people don’t like for what ever reason.
  1. 2III7 · 1791150657 · focus · HN ↗
    Fully functional feature consuming multiple gigabytes of storage and has questionable functional value. Maybe people don't want bloated AI crap on their desktops?
    Stitch4223 · 1791152353 · focus · HN ↗
    “Some people” arguments always hold true.
    Old classmates back in the day used to hate the 128 × 128 px icons macOS shipped. A waste of space for eye candy.
    12 GB is at most 4.68% of your Mac. Improving on Apple Intelligence is something of value, as is consumerizing local-first AI.
    We’re not talking adware here.
    jtbayly · 1791162668 · focus · HN ↗
    Wrong. 12GB is potentially 9.4% of your disk. At the very least, the original M1 MacBook Air (perhaps others) could be purchased with 128GB of storage.
    52sk · 1791173252 · focus · HN ↗
    The M1 MacBook Air did not have a 128 GB storage option.
    alwillis · 1791183237 · focus · HN ↗
    > The M1 MacBook Air did not have a 128 GB storage option.
    There was an 128 GB model [1] that was only sold to schools.
    [1]: <a href="https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook-air/specs/macbook-air-m1-8-core-7-core-gpu-13-retina-display-2020-specs.html" rel="nofollow">https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook-air/specs/macbook...

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