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

620 points · 417 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. drooopy · 1791152593 · 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 · 1791153340 · 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.
    torben-friis · 1791159748 · focus · HN ↗
    Same here, only switching to a desktop.
    The single thing I had in macOS I can't replicate in Linux is Preview. Other than that, literally everything is better on this side. I expected to have a bad adaptation period, but the experience has truly caught up.
    coldpie · 1791161775 · focus · HN ↗
    Just curious, what distro & DE did you choose? I'm always looking for a friendly distro to recommend to people.
    torben-friis · 1791193416 · focus · HN ↗
    I went for fedora kde version. Super happy with it, but do mind that "I could get it to equal macOS functionality" does not mean it behaves that way out of the box.
    It wasn't hard to set it up either, I actually had more trouble removing ads and similar crap from windows (it's a dual boot for gaming). But I wouldn't say it's grandma-friendly if that's what you're after.

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