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[GH-ISSUE #945] How does one delete ollama? #62500

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opened 2026-05-03 09:14:19 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-03 09:14:19 -05:00
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Originally created by @improvethings on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/945

I don't have much diskspace in /, and so I need to delete ollama, and reinstall it in a custom directory. Thanks in advance!

Originally created by @improvethings on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/945 I don't have much diskspace in /, and so I need to delete ollama, and reinstall it in a custom directory. Thanks in advance!
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-03 09:14:22 -05:00
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@orkutmuratyilmaz commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2023):

Please check #698.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1785369505 --> @orkutmuratyilmaz commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2023): Please check #698.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-03 09:14:24 -05:00
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@BruceMacD commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2023):

Hi @improvethings, should be no problem.

Is this on Linux? We have it documented here:
https://github.com/jmorganca/ollama/blob/main/docs/linux.md#uninstall

On Mac you can move/remove the ~/.ollama directory and remove the application.

Making this as completed for now, let me know if you have anymore questions though.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1785438908 --> @BruceMacD commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2023): Hi @improvethings, should be no problem. Is this on Linux? We have it documented here: https://github.com/jmorganca/ollama/blob/main/docs/linux.md#uninstall On Mac you can move/remove the `~/.ollama` directory and remove the application. Making this as completed for now, let me know if you have anymore questions though.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-03 09:14:25 -05:00
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@mattbisme commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2023):

I followed these steps for the Mac because I wanted to switch to the Homebrew version, but it keeps telling me Error: could not connect to ollama app, is it running? when I try to use ollama list.

Is there some other step needed to run it without the helper app?

Edit: I think I've figured this out. The error message is a bit misleading. ollama serve must first be run in order to use ollama list, etc. The terminology "app" led me to believe the Mac .app needed to be running.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1818496672 --> @mattbisme commented on GitHub (Nov 20, 2023): I followed these steps for the Mac because I wanted to switch to the Homebrew version, but it keeps telling me `Error: could not connect to ollama app, is it running?` when I try to use `ollama list`. Is there some other step needed to run it without the helper app? Edit: I think I've figured this out. The error message is a bit misleading. `ollama serve` must first be run in order to use `ollama list`, etc. The terminology "app" led me to believe the Mac `.app` needed to be running.
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