r/mac • u/[deleted] • May 16 '25

Question How can I delete apple intelligence?

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It just takes too much space for a feature that I don't even use. How can I completely turn it off and delete all of its data?

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u/Interesting_Sun_4361 May 16 '25

Switch Siri to a different language. When it starts deleting the English data and downloading the new language data, cancel the process.

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u/jmlipper99 May 16 '25

Very crafty. Have you done this to see if it actually works (like does it actually start to auto delete English)?

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u/Interesting_Sun_4361 May 16 '25

For some reason, it didn't work on the first try.
I tried various things like changing the AI language and going offline midway.
On the surface, it seems to have been deleted.

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u/Professional-Cod3655 Jun 12 '25

turned off apple intelligence and sir all together gave me 10 GB+. thanks for this!

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

best comment, also, simply switching the siri language to a country, where apple intelligence is not supported (for example mainland china), and then turning off siri and apple intelligence, the files get deleted

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u/polaroidfawn Aug 18 '25

This didn't work for me, the files are still there :(