# Move Ollama Models to an External SSD on Mac

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Purpose: Plan a safe Ollama model-library move to an external SSD on macOS, including capacity, formatting, backup and startup checks.
Direct answer: Ollama stores its model library under the user home directory by default. Moving that library can free internal storage, but the destination must stay mounted, use a stable path and have enough capacity for current models, temporary downloads and future growth.

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