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[GH-ISSUE #8684] OLLAMA_MODELS env variable not working to customize the models download path #5627

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opened 2026-04-12 16:54:21 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 16:54:21 -05:00
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Originally created by @siddharthdashore on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8684

What is the issue?

I'm trying to update the OLLAMA_MODELS env variable based models download path on my MacBook Pro M4 Pro 24GB/512GB, but after following commands it's still taking the default path.

Commands:

  1. Stop Ollama App
  2. vi ~/.zshrc
  3. add: export OLLAMA_MODELS="/Volumes/Extreme-Pro/GenAI-Helper/ollama/models"
  4. source ~/.zshrc
  5. Start Ollama App
  6. ollama pull phi4

After above steps, i'm expecting ollama should use my external SSD based path from zshrc but it's still using the default path (/Users/siddharthdashore/.ollama/models)

Workaround:
Create a Symbolic Link (ln -s /Volumes/Extreme-Pro/GenAI-Helper/ollama/models /Users/siddharthdashore/.ollama/models)

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macOS

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Apple

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Apple

Ollama version

0.5.7

Originally created by @siddharthdashore on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8684 ### What is the issue? I'm trying to update the OLLAMA_MODELS env variable based models download path on my MacBook Pro M4 Pro 24GB/512GB, but after following commands it's still taking the default path. **Commands:** 1. Stop Ollama App 2. vi ~/.zshrc 3. add: export OLLAMA_MODELS="/Volumes/Extreme-Pro/GenAI-Helper/ollama/models" 4. source ~/.zshrc 5. Start Ollama App 6. ollama pull phi4 After above steps, i'm expecting ollama should use my external SSD based path from zshrc but it's still using the default path (/Users/siddharthdashore/.ollama/models) **Workaround:** Create a Symbolic Link (ln -s /Volumes/Extreme-Pro/GenAI-Helper/ollama/models /Users/siddharthdashore/.ollama/models) ### OS macOS ### GPU Apple ### CPU Apple ### Ollama version 0.5.7
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 16:54:22 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025):

https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8520

<!-- gh-comment-id:2623353899 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 30, 2025): https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/8520
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