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[GH-ISSUE #14911] Need a way to remove and delete older models #35363

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opened 2026-04-22 19:48:19 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 19:48:19 -05:00
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Originally created by @MadDenker on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/14911

I have old models that I downloaded that are large that I no longer use. It would be good to have an easy way to delete these old models off of my hard drive in Ollama. If I go delete them manually, will Ollama get screwed up? How is Ollama tracking what models I have and how would that be updated?

Originally created by @MadDenker on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/14911 I have old models that I downloaded that are large that I no longer use. It would be good to have an easy way to delete these old models off of my hard drive in Ollama. If I go delete them manually, will Ollama get screwed up? How is Ollama tracking what models I have and how would that be updated?
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-22 19:48:19 -05:00
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 19:48:24 -05:00
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@drifkin commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026):

You can ollama rm any model you see in ollama ls. You could delete the files manually but it's a bit more involved because of the content-addressable setup.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4077758291 --> @drifkin commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026): You can `ollama rm` any model you see in `ollama ls`. You could delete the files manually but it's a bit more involved because of the content-addressable setup.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-22 19:48:24 -05:00
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@MadDenker commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2026):

I always forget the cli tool. I like the clean look of the UI, but there is very little there. Very few settings, options, controls, etc.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4082430065 --> @MadDenker commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2026): I always forget the cli tool. I like the clean look of the UI, but there is very little there. Very few settings, options, controls, etc.
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