Tuhi, your storage assistant · Apple Intelligence
What if Apple Intelligence isn't available on my Mac?
Short answer: Storage Studio works fully without Apple Intelligence. Tuhi switches to built-in suggestions and replies, and every feature is the same; only the wording of answers is a little simpler.
Storage Studio works fully without it. When your Mac or macOS version can't run Apple Intelligence, Tuhi uses Storage Studio's built-in suggestions and replies; Settings → Interface says "Everything works the same — wording and tips are just a little simpler."
Every feature — freeing space, moving apps and folders, backups, Data Transfers — is the same either way. Only the phrasing of Tuhi's answers changes.