Rosetta 2

[dufftop]

Dumb newb questions - I did search, but maybe I missed something.

If Rosetta 2 is installed on a M1 (I have a mini and haven't had a need to do so yet) does it take up a lot of space on the hd? Or is it already installed by default (I saw something about it in sys info apps or something even though I haven't had to use it yet).

Can it be removed (I read somewhere that once installed, it's there unless you wipe the drive and reinstall OS)?

I have a base M1 mini and while I don't need to use Rosetta 2 at the moment, I don't want something wasting space that can't be removed, in the event I do need to use it.

 

[nollimac]

Dumb newb questions - I did search, but maybe I missed something.

If Rosetta 2 is installed on a M1 (I have a mini and haven't had a need to do so yet) does it take up a lot of space on the hd? Or is it already installed by default (I saw something about it in sys info apps or something even though I haven't had to use it yet).

Can it be removed (I read somewhere that once installed, it's there unless you wipe the drive and reinstall OS)?

I have a base M1 mini and while I don't need to use Rosetta 2 at the moment, I don't want something wasting space that can't be removed, in the event I do need to use it.

Unless you have a 16GB hard drive, there should be any issue; however, since you recently bought your Mac, you should ask Apple support.

 

[leons]

I don't think it takes up any significant space. Should be a very small file.

 

[haralds]

The Rosetta2 engine is very small. Your app cache of Intel apps take some space, but remember that often most of the app size is in resources, not code.

 

[xraydoc]

Dumb newb questions - I did search, but maybe I missed something.

If Rosetta 2 is installed on a M1 (I have a mini and haven't had a need to do so yet) does it take up a lot of space on the hd? Or is it already installed by default (I saw something about it in sys info apps or something even though I haven't had to use it yet).

Can it be removed (I read somewhere that once installed, it's there unless you wipe the drive and reinstall OS)?

I have a base M1 mini and while I don't need to use Rosetta 2 at the moment, I don't want something wasting space that can't be removed, in the event I do need to use it.

It takes one second to install, so it's clearly quite small -- a negligible amount of space. I'm not aware that it can be removed, but there's no need. Your browser cache for a day takes up more space.