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[GH-ISSUE #12199] Ollama does not recognize models #70173

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opened 2026-05-04 20:36:25 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 20:36:25 -05:00
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Originally created by @ZoranRavic on GitHub (Sep 6, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/12199

What is the issue?

Steps to reproduce:

  • Run ollama list - it lists the models successfully
  • Remove files from C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models
  • Restore files to C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models
  • Run ollama list

Expected result: ollama lists all models
Actual result: ollama only lists models that were not touched

Restarting ollama does not change anything.

The issue seems to be that ollama stores list of models outside C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models, but there is no documentation about this.

The main issue for me is that we do not have good documentation about how ollama stores models.

If I knew where the actual list of models was I could easily update that file.

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0.11.10

Originally created by @ZoranRavic on GitHub (Sep 6, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/12199 ### What is the issue? Steps to reproduce: - Run `ollama list` - it lists the models successfully - Remove files from `C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models` - Restore files to `C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models` - Run `ollama list` Expected result: ollama lists all models Actual result: ollama only lists models that were not touched Restarting ollama does not change anything. The issue seems to be that ollama stores list of models outside `C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models`, but there is no documentation about this. The main issue for me is that we do not have good documentation about how ollama stores models. If I knew where the actual list of models was I could easily update that file. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS Windows ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU _No response_ ### Ollama version 0.11.10
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-05-04 20:36:25 -05:00
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 20:36:28 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2025):

The issue seems to be that ollama stores list of models outside C:\Users%username%.ollama\models

The model list is determined from the files in C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models\manifests.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3261656927 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2025): > The issue seems to be that ollama stores list of models outside C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models The model list is determined from the files in `C:\Users\%username%\.ollama\models\manifests`.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 20:36:28 -05:00
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@ZoranRavic commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2025):

Idk why, but it's working now.

I swear it wasn't listing models when I tried this just a few hours ago, but now I can't reproduce it.

And yea, I knew about the \manifests dir, but it just wasn't listing models even though the manifest was there.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3262117179 --> @ZoranRavic commented on GitHub (Sep 6, 2025): Idk why, but it's working now. I swear it wasn't listing models when I tried this just a few hours ago, but now I can't reproduce it. And yea, I knew about the `\manifests` dir, but it just wasn't listing models even though the manifest was there.
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