# Mac Users Can Reclaim Storage With Apple Intelligence Removal Tool **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Software & Development\ **Tags:** ai, apple\ **Created:** [October 5, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840 "2026-10-05T13:41:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![November\_Sierra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/november_sierra/32/41086_2.png) [@November\_Sierra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/November_Sierra)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/1 "2026-10-05T13:41:45Z")
> **[Mac Users Can Reclaim Storage With Apple Intelligence Removal Tool](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/apple-intelligence-removal-tool-frees-mac-storage/)** > > A new open-source tool is making waves in the Mac community by helping users reclaim valuable storage space taken up by Apple's AI models. Called "RemoveMacAI," the third-party tool disables Apple Intelligence on macOS 27, removes its downloaded... ---
**Author:** ![Rayz](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/rayz/32/15848_2.png) [@Rayz](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Rayz)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/2 "2026-10-05T15:30:45Z")
And why are folk asking for this? > **[Apple Intelligence Taking Up 30GB+ on Some Macs Running macOS 27](https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/23/apple-intelligence-30gb-some-macs-macos-27/)** > > After you install macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple automatically downloads a multi-gigabyte AI model to your Mac the next time it's connected to the internet. Unlike previous versions of macOS, you can't prevent it. Siri AI, and by extension Apple... … is probably why. ---
**Author:** ![November\_Sierra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/november_sierra/32/41086_2.png) [@November\_Sierra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/November_Sierra)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/3 "2026-10-05T17:14:48Z")
It will be interesting to watch which path Apples takes. “Damn, we ‘forgot’ _that_ switch, let’s reintroduce our own!” or rather “Let’s make it harder / impossible to disable and uninstall this crap.” ---
**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/4 "2026-10-05T20:20:55Z")
This definitely will be handy for me. I was thinking to myself of how each new test partition from here on out is going to have so much wasted space. That is a factor to consider when the system exists purely to host as many legacy OS versions as possible, for testing purposes. ---
**Author:** ![ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ptram)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/5 "2026-10-05T20:31:15Z")
As a non-native English speaker, the correction feature in the Writing Tools is a great help for me. And I use it much less than I should. I would be happy to be able to remove all the other features, and only leave this one. Paolo ---
**Author:** ![November\_Sierra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/november_sierra/32/41086_2.png) [@November\_Sierra](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/November_Sierra)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/6 "2026-10-05T20:42:59Z")
@ptram You can still turn off unused / unwanted features manually, but all models would remain. Maybe someone figures out a more surgical approach. (I’m looking at you, Apple!) ---
**Author:** ![JenT](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/jent/32/17101_2.png) [@JenT](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/JenT)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mac-users-can-reclaim-storage-with-apple-intelligence-removal-tool/154840/7 "2026-10-07T08:13:44Z")
Thanks for posting this! I have specifically not upgraded because of the inability to natively remove the models from the machine. Now, I can more seriously consider upgrading to 27.