Removing the Boot Camp Assistant.app - The APPLICATION, not a Windows installation

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Removing the Boot Camp Assistant.app - The APPLICATION, not a Windows installation

So I have an M2 Pro Mac mini. There is no use for Boot Camp Assistant.app - the APP not a windows installation, to be clear here.

I want to remove the Boot Camp Assistance.app - It's a waste of storage space and there is no reason for it to even be on my Mac mini - like, why is it even still a part of the base macOS installation any more? Anyway, it just won't go into the trash. I tried to sudo rm -rf it and got an Operation not permitted message. So, what can I do?

Mac mini, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 21, 2025 11:36 PM

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Answer 1

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HWTech

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Sep 22, 2025 6:12 PM in response to Gryphon MacThoy

AFAIK, there is no way because all Apple built-in apps reside on a read-only signed & sealed system volume.

Signed system volume security - Apple Support

You would have to erase the M2 and restore your data & settings from a backup but decline to transfer your apps.

Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Oct 9, 2025 3:09 AM in response to Gryphon MacThoy

Yeah, you can’t remove system apps like Boot Camp Assistant.app directly — macOS protects them with System Integrity Protection (SIP). If you really want to delete it, you’d have to boot into Recovery Mode, open Terminal, run csrutil disable, reboot, then delete the app with sudo rm -rf. After that, re-enable SIP with csrutil enable.

That said, it only takes up a few MB — probably not worth the hassle.

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Adaam246

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Oct 9, 2025 5:39 PM in response to Gryphon MacThoy

You can't delete built-in apps that come with macOS. This is also the same for Windows.

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Answer 4

Sep 22, 2025 7:06 PM in response to HWTech

Ah I have heard of that part of the OS but never encountered anything concerning that before. Thank you for the clarity. It makes sense.

I just wish I could regain any amount of my storage space back from apps I have no need for. Sigh.

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