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[GH-ISSUE #14847] Path of history file does not respect changed %USERPROFILE% variable on Windows #35337

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opened 2026-04-22 19:46:23 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 0 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 19:46:23 -05:00
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Originally created by @esrat on GitHub (Mar 14, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/14847

What is the issue?

The file path for the chat history is set in a different way than other paths, using the function call "os.UserHomeDir()" (in main/readline/history.go, line 41). I guess this call does not respect the currently set %USERPROFILE% but uses a system wide (?) value.
The effect is, when making ollama portable by changing this variable's value, all things are written to and loaded from the correct, new path, besides the chat history! The ".ollama" directory will always be created solely for the "history" file, within the user's directory. The portable installation directory will never see a chat history.

Expected behaviour:
The chat history should respect the %USERPROFILE% of the current context and be saved to the set directory.

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Originally created by @esrat on GitHub (Mar 14, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/14847 ### What is the issue? The file path for the chat history is set in a different way than other paths, using the function call "os.UserHomeDir()" (in main/readline/history.go, line 41). I guess this call does not respect the currently set %USERPROFILE% but uses a system wide (?) value. The effect is, when making ollama portable by changing this variable's value, all things are written to and loaded from the correct, new path, besides the chat history! The ".ollama" directory will always be created solely for the "history" file, within the user's directory. The portable installation directory will never see a chat history. Expected behaviour: The chat history should respect the %USERPROFILE% of the current context and be saved to the set directory. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS Windows ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU _No response_ ### Ollama version _No response_
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