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Removing built in apps permanently

is it possible to remove the built in apps from MacBook Air M1 to free up space?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 7:28 AM

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Posted on Jul 27, 2021 7:45 AM

If the Application (s) come as part of Big Sur like News, Podcasts, Music, Apple Apps Store, Keychain, Stickies, Disk Utilities etc - No can not be removed. These are built into the OS - period


If the Applications like Pages, Number, Keynote, iMove, GarageBand - Yes can be removed but would think twice before removing for reasons mentioned by previous person

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PRP_53
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Jul 27, 2021 7:45 AM in response to penaganti

If the Application (s) come as part of Big Sur like News, Podcasts, Music, Apple Apps Store, Keychain, Stickies, Disk Utilities etc - No can not be removed. These are built into the OS - period


If the Applications like Pages, Number, Keynote, iMove, GarageBand - Yes can be removed but would think twice before removing for reasons mentioned by previous person

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