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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. 2muchcoffeeman · · 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. Grombobulous · · focus · HN ↗
        Automatically downloading AI models into disk space with no user-facing way to turn it off is especially hostile considering Apple as vendor of both the OS and the hardware is the same entity that overcharges for non-upgradable SSD storage in their machines.
        1. dominotw · · focus · HN ↗
          macos has tons for features. you expect them to provide a way for users individually turn off each feature in the os ?
          1. hibikir · · focus · HN ↗
            Many arbitrary features can be turned off: I haven't turned on Siri on a phone for many years, because the utility was minimal vs the annoyance of errors in voice activation. Taking very significant space in your drive is just as important. I can uninstall Pages and Garage Band. I should be able to uninstall apple intelligence
            1. ctippett · · focus · HN ↗

                I can uninstall Pages and Garage Band.
              Not Chess.app though!
          2. alsetmusic · · focus · HN ↗
            If it consumes valuable disk space (especially with current insane market prices), yes.
          3. klrefg · · focus · HN ↗
            To be fair.. why not?
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