Delete Ollama models and free the space
Remove models through Ollama, not Finder. Here is where the files live, how the documented list and remove commands fit in, and what you give up.
Developers
Xcode, simulators, package caches and other developer data that fills up a Mac.
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Local AI models on Mac: where Ollama, LM Studio and Hugging Face store them
Local AI tools store models in hidden folders. Here are the default locations from each tool documentation and a read-only way to see how big each one is.
Clean the Docker build cache on Mac
Build cache is safe to clear but not free: the next build runs slower. Here is how to see its size and what the documented prune options do.
Reclaim Docker Desktop space: prune, resize the disk image, reset
Start with pruning, which is cheap to undo. Resizing the disk image and resetting both delete your images and containers. Here is the order and the cost of each.
Cursor and VS Code eating disk space: workspaceStorage and state.vscdb
Editor data sits in a hidden Application Support folder. Here is what workspaceStorage and state.vscdb are, and how to check before you delete.
Go module cache: location, size and 'permission denied' when deleting
Go keeps downloaded modules in a read-only cache. Here is where it is, how to check it, and why plain deletion can fail.