# Can I delete downloaded system voices on Mac?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/system-voices
- Item: Downloaded system voices
- Location: `/System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_VoiceServices_CombinedVocalizerVoices`
- Verdict: Keep — your data — Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

High-quality voices downloaded for Spoken Content, VoiceOver and Live Speech, stored in a protected system folder. Enhanced and Premium voices take hundreds of MB each, so several languages add up quickly.

## What happens if you delete it?

A removed voice is downloaded again only if you select it.

## How to remove it properly

Do not delete files in the system folder. Open System Settings › Accessibility › Spoken Content, click the System voice pop-up menu, choose Manage Voices, and click the Trash button next to voices you no longer use.

## Before you delete it

Voices currently in use, and some Siri voices, cannot be removed from this list.