Data Paths

Replace <usr> with the system username.

  • macOS: /Users/<usr>/Library/Application Support/anythingllm-desktop/storage
  • Linux: ~/.config/anythingllm-desktop/storage/
  • Windows: C:\Users\<usr>\AppData\Roaming\anythingllm-desktop\storage

Storage Directory Structure

  • lancedb/: Local vector database and tables.
  • documents/: Parsed document content from uploaded files.
  • vector-cache/: Cached and embedded representations of uploaded files (filenames are hashed).
  • models/: Locally stored LLM or Embedder models (typically GGUF).
  • anythingllm.db: SQLite system database.
  • plugins/: Custom agent skills.
  • direct-uploads/: Files drag-and-dropped into chat for full-text insertion.
  • logs/: Application log files.