[GH-ISSUE #7997] Support loading models from multiple locations #5117

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opened 2026-04-12 16:12:52 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @i0ntempest on GitHub (Dec 8, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/7997

Model files adds up real fast, and my internal disk is near full after pulling a few 72b models. It would be great if OLLAMA_MODELS can be a colon separated string with multiple paths. Then the pull and run command should automatically decide which folder to put new models to and allow overwritting with a switch.

Originally created by @i0ntempest on GitHub (Dec 8, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/7997 Model files adds up real fast, and my internal disk is near full after pulling a few 72b models. It would be great if `OLLAMA_MODELS` can be a colon separated string with multiple paths. Then the `pull` and `run` command should automatically decide which folder to put new models to and allow overwritting with a switch.
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-12 16:12:52 -05:00
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@i0ntempest commented on GitHub (Dec 8, 2024):

Also: once this is implemented, an mv command to move models around would be useful too.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2526182944 --> @i0ntempest commented on GitHub (Dec 8, 2024): Also: once this is implemented, an `mv` command to move models around would be useful too.
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@ryanlovett commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2024):

If this were implemented, it would be convenient if some paths could be read-only, e.g. for site-wide locations where an administrator pre-installed models.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2557712863 --> @ryanlovett commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2024): If this were implemented, it would be convenient if some paths could be read-only, e.g. for site-wide locations where an administrator pre-installed models.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#5117