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How can I remove applications in /Applications/Systems? I have tried csrutil disable and then sudo rm -rf Dictionary.app(or any app), but still I got the follow response:

rm: Dictionary.app: Read-only file system

How can I safely remove them?

I am using BigSur 11.2.3

John Winston
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    Dictionary.app is 2.8 Mb of space. There's very little justification for removing any of the Apple-bundled apps. (I've never used Chess, either.) – benwiggy Jun 25 '21 at 07:10
  • I am just using it as an example. If I learn how to remove it safely, I can try and remove other stuff there that I don't want. – John Winston Jun 26 '21 at 02:11

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You can't safely remove them.

You can't delete any files on the read-only system volume. That includes all applications installed with macOS with the exception of Safari.

Gilby
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    Technically one can mount the Macintosh HD volume in macOS Big Sur as writable with the proper steps and delete whatever, however, I strongly advise against doing it. – user3439894 Jun 25 '21 at 04:27
  • @user3439894 which was why I said safely. But I agree you can do it if it is really really important. So I upvoted your comment. – Gilby Jun 25 '21 at 05:10