Where Does ComfyUI Store Models and Outputs?
ComfyUI models and output folders relative to the install directory, covering checkpoints, LoRAs and generated images.
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ComfyUI is portable: models, custom nodes and outputs all live relative to wherever you installed it. There is no AppData or registry involvement.
That portability is the backup story. The whole install folder is movable, and the models subfolder is the part worth protecting.
Where ComfyUI stores this, by platform
[ComfyUI install folder]\ComfyUI\models
Portable layout: checkpoints, loras, vae and other model types each have a subfolder here. Generated images go to the sibling output folder. Move the whole install to relocate.
[ComfyUI install folder]/ComfyUI/models
Same portable layout on all platforms. Paths use forward slashes here. Custom nodes live in ComfyUI\custom_nodes next to models.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I put downloaded checkpoints and LoRAs?
Drop checkpoint files into models\checkpoints, LoRAs into models\loras, VAE into models\vae. Refresh (R) or restart ComfyUI and they appear in the loader nodes.
Where do generated images go?
Generated images land in the output folder with workflow metadata embedded. Drag any output PNG back onto the canvas to restore the exact workflow that made it.
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