The short answer
No. Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder.
What is it?
This covers large model weight files of 200 MB or more (.gguf, .safetensors, .ckpt, .pth, .pt, .onnx, .keras) found in your home folder outside the AI tools listed elsewhere in this directory. They are often downloaded models, but they can also be checkpoints from your own training or fine-tuning. Single files range from hundreds of MB to tens of GB.
Large model weights found outside the tools MoreRoom knows. Often re-downloadable, sometimes your own training: offload rather than delete.
What happens if you delete it?
Not automatically. A downloaded model can often be found and downloaded again from its source; a model you trained yourself is gone for good if deleted.
How to remove it properly
Check where each file came from and which app uses it. To free space safely, copy files you may need to an external drive, check the copy, then move the originals to the Trash. Delete only files you know you can download again.
Better moved to an external drive than deleted.
Before you delete it
.pt and .pth are also used for other PyTorch data, not only models. Apps may stop working if a file they expect is missing.
How MoreRoom helps
MoreRoom recognises this as your data and never suggests deleting it. It shows how much space it takes, so you can shrink it from its own app.
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to delete large .gguf or .safetensors files on Mac?
No. Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder. Not automatically. A downloaded model can often be found and downloaded again from its source; a model you trained yourself is gone for good if deleted.
Will AI model files come back after I delete it?
No. Not automatically. A downloaded model can often be found and downloaded again from its source; a model you trained yourself is gone for good if deleted.
How do I remove AI model files properly?
Check where each file came from and which app uses it. To free space safely, copy files you may need to an external drive, check the copy, then move the originals to the Trash. Delete only files you know you can download again.