Uninstall Ollama macOS

I need to completely uninstall ollama

Got it. Let’s fully remove **Ollama** from your system. I’ll assume you’re on macOS (you’re on a Mac from your user agent). If that’s wrong, tell me. --- # 🧼 Completely Uninstall Ollama (macOS) ## 1️⃣ Stop Ollama if it’s running In Terminal: ```bash pkill ollama ``` If you installed via Homebrew: ```bash brew services stop ollama ``` --- ## 2️⃣ Remove the Application If installed via Homebrew: ```bash brew uninstall ollama ``` If installed via the `.dmg`: Delete: ``` /Applications/Ollama.app ``` --- ## 3️⃣ Remove All Models + Data (This is the big one) Ollama stores models here: ``` ~/.ollama ``` Delete everything: ```bash rm -rf ~/.ollama ``` This removes: - All downloaded models - Model cache - Config - Embeddings - Everything --- ## 4️⃣ Remove Launch Agents (if present) Sometimes Ollama installs background services: ```bash rm -f ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ollama.ollama.plist ``` And check: ```bash ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents | grep ollama ``` If anything shows up, delete it. --- ## 5️⃣ Remove CLI Binary (if still present) Check: ```bash which ollama ``` If it returns something like: ``` /usr/local/bin/ollama ``` Delete it: ```bash rm /usr/local/bin/ollama ``` (or wherever it lives) --- ## 6️⃣ Verify It’s Gone Run: ```bash ollama --version ``` You should get: ``` command not found ``` --- # 🔎 Optional: Check Disk Space Recovered ```bash du -sh ~/.ollama ``` If it says “No such file or directory” — you’re clean. --- If you want, tell me: - Are you uninstalling to reinstall clean? - Or are you switching to something like MLX, LM Studio, or fully remote inference? Given how deep you’ve gone with local models in your projects, I assume this isn’t random.