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[GH-ISSUE #6030] How to Move Model Files on an External Hard Drive? #29535

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opened 2026-04-22 08:30:41 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 4 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 08:30:41 -05:00
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Originally created by @lennondong on GitHub (Jul 28, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/6030

How to Move Model Files on an External Hard Drive?
Due to insufficient internal storage on my Mac, I would like to store model files on an external hard drive to run them.

Originally created by @lennondong on GitHub (Jul 28, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/6030 How to Move Model Files on an External Hard Drive? Due to insufficient internal storage on my Mac, I would like to store model files on an external hard drive to run them.
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 08:30:45 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2024):

Set OLLAMA_MODELS in the server environment to the path of where you want to store the models. You can only have one path, so you need to have all models in the same place. If you've already downloaded some models, copy them from the old path to the new path. doc

<!-- gh-comment-id:2254616507 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2024): Set `OLLAMA_MODELS` in the server environment to the path of where you want to store the models. You can only have one path, so you need to have all models in the same place. If you've already downloaded some models, copy them from the old path to the new path. [doc](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/faq.md#where-are-models-stored)
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 08:30:45 -05:00
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@AeloriaDev commented on GitHub (Aug 7, 2024):

When I set the OLLAMA_MODELS into the ollama.service file, the systemctl restart is not work, ollama cannot restart, please give me some advice?

<!-- gh-comment-id:2273814074 --> @AeloriaDev commented on GitHub (Aug 7, 2024): When I set the OLLAMA_MODELS into the ollama.service file, the systemctl restart is not work, ollama cannot restart, please give me some advice?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 08:30:46 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Aug 7, 2024):

Server logs will help in debugging.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2273818683 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Aug 7, 2024): [Server logs](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md#how-to-troubleshoot-issues) will help in debugging.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 08:30:46 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2024):

@jiushun If you are still having problems, open a new issue and add server logs.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2459720143 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2024): @jiushun If you are still having problems, open a new issue and add server logs.
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