Where Does Stable Diffusion WebUI Store Models?
AUTOMATIC1111 Stable Diffusion WebUI models folders for checkpoints, LoRAs, VAE and embeddings relative to install.
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The WebUI keeps every model type in its own subfolder under models, relative to the install directory. Checkpoints, LoRAs, VAE, embeddings and hypernetworks each have a home.
Because everything is folder-based, organization is manual. A tidy models tree pays off the moment the collection passes a dozen files.
Where Stable Diffusion WebUI stores this, by platform
[stable-diffusion-webui install folder]\models\Stable-diffusion
Checkpoints go in Stable-diffusion, LoRAs in Lora, VAE in VAE, embeddings in embeddings. Outputs default to outputs next to these. Portable: the whole install folder moves as one.
[stable-diffusion-webui install folder]/models/Stable-diffusion
Same relative layout. Use extra_model_paths.yaml to point multiple installs at one shared models drive.
Frequently asked questions
I downloaded a checkpoint. Where does it go?
Put the file in models\Stable-diffusion and press the refresh button next to the checkpoint selector. No restart needed for checkpoints; some extension types require one.
Can I share models between installs?
Yes. Copy the models folder (or symlink it) into the new install. Extensions live separately under extensions and travel the same way.
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