Zayed Rehman·

Apple Hides Apple Intelligence Storage Usage In macOS 15.4 Beta

Apple has seemingly removed the ability to check how much storage Apple Intelligence features take up on a Mac.

This change was first spotted in macOS 15.4 beta by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.

Previously, in macOS 15.3.1, users could find this info by navigating to System Settings > General > Storage and clicking the circled “i” button next to macOS. But in the latest beta, this no longer reveals any details.

Interestingly, there’s a workaround. If System Integrity Protection (SIP) is disabled, the storage details reappear. SIP is a security feature designed to block unauthorized code execution, usually left enabled for most users. However, developers often disable it for testing purposes.

iOS developer @b3lla_dev noted that Apple has likely made Apple Intelligence assets invisible unless SIP is turned off. This could explain why System Settings can no longer fetch the file size of these AI-related files.

Apple Intelligence relies on the MobileAsset framework to dynamically download and update machine learning models. According to Apple’s support page, these assets can take up to 7GB of local storage across iPhones, iPads, and Macs which is a significant amount, especially for users with limited space.

Was this change intentional? Apple hasn’t provided an explanation, but speculation is already brewing. Perris has submitted a feedback report to Apple, and with beta 3 still showing the same behavior, we’ll have to wait and see if any adjustments are made.

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