An open-source tool lets you delete 12GB of Apple Intelligence data on macOS
An open-source command line tool named RemoveMacAI allows macOS users to delete roughly 12GB of Apple Intelligence data from their machines, according to The Verge. The tool is presented as a way to free up storage space by removing Apple's AI features.
The report states that a single Settings toggle for disabling Apple Intelligence previously existed, but that toggle was removed in macOS 27. As a result, the models remain on disk, and the features are now split across different settings panes. The excerpt notes that users would have to locate about a dozen settings, several of which sit under Screen Time.
The RemoveMacAI developer said in a post on Reddit that the tool essentially does what the old settings toggle did, deleting the models and turning the features off, according to the report. MacRumors spotted the tool earlier, the excerpt states. The Verge says the full story is available on its site.
No other details about the tool's supported macOS versions, its license, how it performs the deletion, or Apple's response were included in the available information. The report does not specify whether the deletion is reversible or what effect it has on Apple Intelligence features beyond turning them off.
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Publisher excerpt
Getting some extra storage space on your Mac could be as easy as deleting Apple's AI features with a new open-source command line tool called RemoveMacAI. There used to be a single Settings toggle for disabling Apple Intelligence, but that was removed in macOS 27. Now, the models stay on your disk, and the features […]