[GH-ISSUE #9194] RAM Size Check Should Be Done Before Download, Not After #5993

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opened 2026-04-12 17:20:48 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @Sbrjt on GitHub (Feb 18, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/9194

I downloaded DeepSeek (32b, 20GB) and after the download completed, ollama checked the available RAM and found it insufficient for running.

This check should be done before initiating the download!

Originally created by @Sbrjt on GitHub (Feb 18, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/9194 I downloaded DeepSeek (32b, 20GB) and after the download completed, ollama checked the available RAM and found it insufficient for running. This check should be done before initiating the download!
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-12 17:20:48 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2025):

You can make changes to your system to allow a large model to be loaded. Increase swap, free up memory by closing apps, reduce num_ctx.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2666352394 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2025): You can make changes to your system to allow a large model to be loaded. Increase swap, free up memory by closing apps, reduce `num_ctx`.
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@Sbrjt commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2025):

But a little warning would be nice!

<!-- gh-comment-id:2668485424 --> @Sbrjt commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2025): But a little warning would be nice!
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@mimi1vx commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2025):

yah, warning about model size would be nice ... something like ML Studio is doing

<!-- gh-comment-id:2669116190 --> @mimi1vx commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2025): yah, warning about model size would be nice ... something like ML Studio is doing
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#5993