how to permanently delete aerial wallpapers and screensavers?

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how to permanently delete aerial wallpapers and screensavers?

Hi, has anyone found a solution to this issue? MacOs Sequoia uses 40+ GB of space for the aerial wallpapers/screensavers. I don't use them, so want to see this space free :)

(yes I did read that the system will automatically remove the wallpapers when storage is low, but I actually had a case when it didn't and I couldn't import photos at some point due to low disk space).

In some other thread someone suggested selecting 1 wallpaper and 1 screensaver (rather than the shuffle options) - I do have that selected (my screensaver is actually off anyone), yet the wallpapers/screensavers keep redownloading automatically whenever I delete them..

they are stored here for this who don't know:

'/Library/Application Support/com.apple.idleassetsd/Customer/4KSDR240FPS'

Any help or feedback appreciated. Thanks.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 10, 2025 6:44 AM

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Apr 10, 2025 8:59 AM in response to redgilda

I also never downloaded these, and my "Customer" folder is only 150MB;

what precisely do you have selected at the moment, both in Wallpaper and Screen Saver?

I tested by selecting some of these aerial options.

In my (admittedly limited) testing, as soon as I select one of my photos as the wallpaper, instead of aerial, I can delete the files, and they are not reappearing - at least, so far.

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