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  "title": "Tuhi on a Mac without Apple Intelligence",
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  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi-without-apple-intelligence",
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  "summary": "Tuhi works on every Mac that runs Storage Studio. Without Apple Intelligence it answers from Storage Studio's built-in replies, still finds files, downloads links and takes you to the right screen — the wording is just simpler.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:20:02.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:41:35.000Z",
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      "text": "When Tuhi uses Apple Intelligence",
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      "text": "How you can tell",
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      "slug": "interface-settings",
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      "title": "Meet Tuhi, your storage assistant",
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    {
      "slug": "searching-the-junk-yard",
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      "slug": "where-tuhis-answers-come-from",
      "title": "Where Tuhi's answers come from",
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    {
      "kind": "flowchart",
      "caption": "How Tuhi decides whether to use Apple Intelligence",
      "outline": "- You ask Tuhi a question\n  - leads to Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence?\n- Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence?\n  - No: leads to Built-in replies\n  - Yes: leads to Turned on in System Settings and ready?\n- Turned on in System Settings and ready?\n  - No: leads to Built-in replies\n  - Yes: leads to Use Apple Intelligence when available is on?\n- Use Apple Intelligence when available is on?\n  - No: leads to Built-in replies\n  - Yes: leads to Apple Intelligence writes the answer\n",
      "source": "%% caption: How Tuhi decides whether to use Apple Intelligence\nflowchart TD\n  A[You ask Tuhi a question] --> B{Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence?}\n  B -->|No| F[Built-in replies]\n  B -->|Yes| C{Turned on in System Settings and ready?}\n  C -->|No| F\n  C -->|Yes| D{Use Apple Intelligence when available is on?}\n  D -->|No| F\n  D -->|Yes| E[Apple Intelligence writes the answer]"
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    {
      "alt": "The Interface pane of Preferences showing the Smart suggestions group with the Use Apple Intelligence when available switch and the status line below it explaining Apple Intelligence is turned off on this Mac, with the Open System Settings button",
      "caption": "Smart suggestions in Preferences"
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  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "What does it mean when a Tuhi answer says \"From\" and my partner's name?",
      "answer": "It means the answer came from the shop, IT company or reseller you got Storage Studio through. Partners can give Tuhi their own questions and answers, which we review before they reach any Mac, and the reply may offer a button to open their website or message them. Tuhi's own answers always come…",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/faq"
    }
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  "text": "Tuhi works on every Mac that runs Storage Studio. Apple Intelligence only changes how Tuhi words its answers. Without it, Tuhi answers from Storage Studio's built-in replies and still finds your files, downloads links, opens support tickets and takes you to the right screen. In the app's own words: \"Everything works the same — wording and tips are just a little simpler.\" When Tuhi uses Apple Intelligence Tuhi uses Apple Intelligence only when all of these are true: your Mac is running macOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence is available for it; Apple Intelligence is turned on in System Settings, and its on-device model has finished downloading; Use Apple Intelligence when available is on in Preferences → Interface → Smart suggestions . It's on unless you turn it off. How Tuhi decides whether to use Apple Intelligence Flowchart outline: How Tuhi decides whether to use Apple Intelligence You ask Tuhi a question leads to Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence? Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence? No: leads to Built-in replies Yes: leads to Turned on in System Settings and ready? Turned on in System Settings and ready? No: leads to Built-in replies Yes: leads to Use Apple Intelligence when available is on? Use Apple Intelligence when available is on? No: leads to Built-in replies Yes: leads to Apple Intelligence writes the answer How you can tell The Ask box and the conversation header say On-device assistant under Tuhi's name, instead of Powered by Apple Intelligence , and show a sparkle instead of the Apple Intelligence mark. Answers carry the small box badge. Hold the pointer over it to see the reason, such as \"Apple Intelligence is off or not available on this Mac\". See Where Tuhi's answers come from . What the Smart suggestions status means The line under Use Apple Intelligence when available tells you which case you're in: What it says What to do Apple Intelligence isn't available on this Mac Nothing — Tuhi uses its built-in suggestions Apple Intelligence is turned off on this Mac Click Open System Settings… and turn it on, if you'd like to Apple Intelligence is getting ready Wait for macOS to finish downloading its on-device model Turned off Switch Use Apple Intelligence when available back on If your Mac can use Apple Intelligence but it's switched off, the notification bell on the Home screen also shows Apple Intelligence isn't turned on , with an Open Settings button. What works exactly the same These never depend on Apple Intelligence: finding where a file or folder is, and what's in the Recycle Vault ; what each Storage Studio feature is, and your Mac's name, model and macOS version; lists of what you've moved, backed up and connected; downloading a link you paste, with the live download card showing progress, Pause , Resume , Show in Finder and Cancel ; opening a support ticket form and checking your tickets; the button to the right screen, and Run Tuhi . What changes Answers to open questions, such as \"why is my Mac slow?\", come from curated answers and the help library rather than being written fresh, so they're shorter and less tailored. The summary after a Tuhi run is a plain sentence with the figures, rather than a friendlier rewrite. Your privacy is the same either way: with or without Apple Intelligence, Tuhi runs on your Mac. See Tuhi runs on your Mac . Common questions What does it mean when a Tuhi answer says \"From\" and my partner's name? It means the answer came from the shop, IT company or reseller you got Storage Studio through. Partners can give Tuhi their own questions and answers, which we review before they reach any Mac, and the reply may offer a button to open their website or message them. Tuhi's own answers always come… See also: Meet Tuhi · Asking Tuhi a question · Interface settings · Apple silicon and Intel Macs",
  "markdown": "Tuhi works on every Mac that runs Storage Studio. Apple Intelligence only changes how Tuhi words its answers. Without it, Tuhi answers from Storage Studio's built-in replies and still finds your files, downloads links, opens support tickets and takes you to the right screen. In the app's own words: \"Everything works the same — wording and tips are just a little simpler.\"\n\n## When Tuhi uses Apple Intelligence\n\nTuhi uses Apple Intelligence only when all of these are true:\n\n- your Mac is running macOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence is available for it;\n- Apple Intelligence is turned on in System Settings, and its on-device model has finished downloading;\n- **Use Apple Intelligence when available** is on in **Preferences** → **Interface** → **Smart suggestions**. It's on unless you turn it off.\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: How Tuhi decides whether to use Apple Intelligence\nflowchart TD\n  A[You ask Tuhi a question] --> B{Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence?}\n  B -->|No| F[Built-in replies]\n  B -->|Yes| C{Turned on in System Settings and ready?}\n  C -->|No| F\n  C -->|Yes| D{Use Apple Intelligence when available is on?}\n  D -->|No| F\n  D -->|Yes| E[Apple Intelligence writes the answer]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — How Tuhi decides whether to use Apple Intelligence. Outline:*\n\n- You ask Tuhi a question\n  - leads to Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence?\n- Can this Mac run Apple Intelligence?\n  - No: leads to Built-in replies\n  - Yes: leads to Turned on in System Settings and ready?\n- Turned on in System Settings and ready?\n  - No: leads to Built-in replies\n  - Yes: leads to Use Apple Intelligence when available is on?\n- Use Apple Intelligence when available is on?\n  - No: leads to Built-in replies\n  - Yes: leads to Apple Intelligence writes the answer\n\n## How you can tell\n\n- The Ask box and the conversation header say **On-device assistant** under Tuhi's name, instead of **Powered by Apple Intelligence**, and show a sparkle instead of the Apple Intelligence mark.\n- Answers carry the small box badge. Hold the pointer over it to see the reason, such as \"Apple Intelligence is off or not available on this Mac\". See [Where Tuhi's answers come from](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-tuhis-answers-come-from).\n\n## What the Smart suggestions status means\n\nThe line under **Use Apple Intelligence when available** tells you which case you're in:\n\n| What it says | What to do |\n| --- | --- |\n| Apple Intelligence isn't available on this Mac | Nothing — Tuhi uses its built-in suggestions |\n| Apple Intelligence is turned off on this Mac | Click **Open System Settings…** and turn it on, if you'd like to |\n| Apple Intelligence is getting ready | Wait for macOS to finish downloading its on-device model |\n| Turned off | Switch **Use Apple Intelligence when available** back on |\n\nIf your Mac can use Apple Intelligence but it's switched off, the notification bell on the Home screen also shows **Apple Intelligence isn't turned on**, with an **Open Settings** button.\n\n## What works exactly the same\n\nThese never depend on Apple Intelligence:\n\n- finding where a file or folder is, and what's in the [Recycle Vault](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/recycle-vault);\n- what each Storage Studio feature is, and your Mac's name, model and macOS version;\n- lists of what you've moved, backed up and connected;\n- downloading a link you paste, with the live download card showing progress, **Pause**, **Resume**, **Show in Finder** and **Cancel**;\n- opening a support ticket form and checking your tickets;\n- the button to the right screen, and [Run Tuhi](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/smart-care).\n\n## What changes\n\n- Answers to open questions, such as \"why is my Mac slow?\", come from curated answers and the help library rather than being written fresh, so they're shorter and less tailored.\n- The summary after a Tuhi run is a plain sentence with the figures, rather than a friendlier rewrite.\n\nYour privacy is the same either way: with or without Apple Intelligence, Tuhi runs on your Mac. See [Tuhi runs on your Mac](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi-is-private).\n\n- **What does it mean when a Tuhi answer says \"From\" and my partner's name?** It means the answer came from the shop, IT company or reseller you got Storage Studio through. Partners can give Tuhi their own questions and answers, which we review before they reach any Mac, and the reply may offer a button to open their website or message them. Tuhi's own answers always come… (https://storagestudio.us/faq)\n\nSee also: [Meet Tuhi](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi) · [Asking Tuhi a question](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/asking-tuhi) · [Interface settings](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings) · [Apple silicon and Intel Macs](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/apple-silicon-and-intel)\n"
}