Where Does AnythingLLM Store Data?
AnythingLLM storage folder with workspaces, vectors and models config.
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AnythingLLM keeps workspaces, uploaded documents, vector cache and app settings in a storage folder, mounted as a volume in Docker installs and under app data on desktop. Losing it orphans every workspace at once.
Back up storage before upgrades and provider switches. Embeddings rebuild slowly while chats reference document IDs that must match.
Where AnythingLLM stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\AnythingLLM\storage
Desktop-install storage with documents, vectors and settings. Docker installs mount the same tree as a host volume. Stop the app before copying live vector files.
~/Library/Application Support/AnythingLLM/storage
macOS desktop storage mirror. Same stop-before-copy rule for vector caches.
~/.config/AnythingLLM/storage
Linux desktop storage path. Docker Compose setups usually bind-mount a host folder to this same tree inside the container.
Frequently asked questions
How do I migrate AnythingLLM to a new server?
Copy the storage folder above plus environment files. Keep document paths identical or re-embed after moving.
Where are AnythingLLM uploaded files?
Inside storage documents folders above, with vector caches beside them. Chats reference them by ID, so move trees whole.
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