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Turn off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and get its disk space back
macOS 27 no longer has a single switch for Apple Intelligence, and its models remain on disk after features are disabled. RemoveMacAI turns off all AI features, deletes the on-device models through Apple's asset service, and blocks re-downloads via a configuration profile. The tool is open source, makes no network requests, and all changes can be reverted with a one-line command.
- for who
- Apple silicon Mac users on macOS 27 who want to disable Apple Intelligence and reclaim disk space.
- why now
- macOS 27 removed the Apple Intelligence switch, so a new script reclaims disk space now.
- what changes
- They can turn off Apple Intelligence completely and free up the disk space taken by its models, with the ability to revert at any time.
- to do
- Run the one-line curl installer or use Homebrew to install and run RemoveMacAI.
key points
- RemoveMacAI disables all Apple Intelligence features and removes its models to reclaim disk space.
- Uses a configuration profile and asset service, blocks re-downloads, and is fully revertible.
- Install via curl or Homebrew; verifies SHA-256 and build provenance from GitHub Actions.
#macOS#Apple Intelligence#disk space#open source tool
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