Developer says disabling Apple Intelligence with RemoveMacAI is fully reversible
Developer Om Lahore describes the changes made by RemoveMacAI as fully reversible. The tool is intended to remove Apple Intelligence models and disable the related features in macOS 27. The developer reports approximately 12 GB of data, while The Verge mentions more than 30 GB.
According to the Ars Technica article, developer Om Lahore describes disabling Apple Intelligence with RemoveMacAI as “fully reversible”. The reported size of the stored models varies: the developer mentions approximately 12 GB, while the Ars Technica article cites The Verge, which says the models can take up more than 30 GB. These figures therefore do not establish a single verified size or a guaranteed amount of disk space that can be freed up.
RemoveMacAI is an available open-source command-line tool. According to the developer, it removes Apple Intelligence models and disables the related features in macOS 27. The claim that the changes are fully reversible comes from the author of the tool; the sources provide no independent verification.
According to both articles, the single toggle for disabling Apple Intelligence has been removed in macOS 27. Individual features are spread across several sections of settings, and turning them off separately leaves the models on disk. According to the developer, the tool is intended to restore the ability to disable the features while also removing their models.
Why it matters
Users who do not use Apple Intelligence may want to address both disabling its features and the disk space taken up by its models. According to the developer, RemoveMacAI enables both; the actual space freed up depends on the amount of stored data, and the claim of reversibility currently rests on the statement from the author.
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The developer describes the changes made by the tool as fully reversible.; According to The Verge, Apple Intelligence models can take up more than 30 GB.; The creator of the tool is Om Lahore.
- The developer describes the changes made by the tool as fully reversible.
- According to The Verge, Apple Intelligence models can take up more than 30 GB.
- The creator of the tool is Om Lahore.
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What this means
For individuals
If you do not want to use Apple Intelligence in macOS 27, a command-line tool is available that, according to its author, also removes the stored models. According to the articles, simply turning off individual features in settings does not free up disk space.
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