Free Up Disk Space: Remove Apple Intelligence on macOS 27
A new script called RemoveMacAI lets users turn off Apple Intelligence features, including Siri and Writing Tools, and reclaim disk space by removing downloaded models
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RemoveMacAI can potentially recover around 12GB of storage.
Apple Intelligence models can take up over 30GB of disk space.
RemoveMacAI can free up roughly 10GB-12GB of space, with some users reporting up to 35GB.
Story published. A new script called RemoveMacAI lets users turn off Apple Intelligence features, including Siri and Writing Tools, and reclaim disk space by removing downloaded models
A new script called RemoveMacAI allows users to turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and remove its downloaded models, freeing up disk space. macOS 27 no longer has a single switch for Apple Intelligence, and its models stay on disk after the features are turned off.
The RemoveMacAI script turns off a range of Apple Intelligence features, including Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, and others. These features include summaries in Mail, Messages, Safari, Notes and notifications, Mail smart replies, inline text predictions, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up and Xcode predictive code completion.
In addition to turning off these features, RemoveMacAI also removes models for image generation, Genmoji, Spatial Photos, Photos Clean Up, and Xcode code completion. The script uses Apple's asset service to remove models and applies a configuration profile to force settings and block model downloads.
## What happens to system settings System Integrity Protection stays enabled, and no files under /System are modified directly by RemoveMacAI. This means that the script does not compromise the security of the system. Removing the configuration profile restores the previous settings and allows macOS to download the models again when a feature needs them.
## Reverting changes macOS updates do not undo the changes made by RemoveMacAI. If users want to revert the changes, they can do so using a one-line installer. Dictation still works after running RemoveMacAI because it is a separate setting and its speech models are not removed.
## Why it matters The ability to turn off Apple Intelligence and remove its downloaded models is significant for users who want to free up disk space on their Macs. With macOS 27 no longer having a single switch for Apple Intelligence, users need a way to manage these features and reclaim disk space. RemoveMacAI provides a solution for these users, allowing them to take control of their system settings and free up valuable disk space.
