Models should be stored outside of ~/Documents #45

djpowers · 2025-05-01T20:06:43Z

Would it be possible to default storing the model files outside of the user's documents folder? Apple's own documentation on File System Basics suggest that the /Users directory is best left up to the user to manage themselves:

The preceding directories are for storing user documents and media only. Apps must not write files to the preceding directories unless explicitly directed to do so by the user. The sole exception to this rule is the Library directory, which apps may use to store data files needed to support the current user.

They go on to specifically highlight the documents directory:

Important: The files in the user’s Documents and Desktop directories should reflect only the documents that the user created and works with directly. Similarly, the media directories should contain only the user’s media files. Those directories must never be used to store data files that your app creates and manages automatically.

My initial hunch is that ~/Library/Application\ Support/ would be a more appropriate place to store models. For another example, Ollama stores its models in ~/.ollama/models, which also seems reasonable (given that it's a hidden directory).

Thank you for the work on the project, and I appreciate you looking into this!

Additionally, please note that addressing this could potentially resolve #39.

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