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[Feature Request]: Ability to load models from multiple drives
Is there an existing issue for this?
- [X] I have searched the existing issues and checked the recent builds/commits
What would your feature do ?
I'm running Windows. Since the UI loads models from a certain directory, it is not possible to create synlinks or otherwise share models from other drives/network drives in Windows like it is on Linux.
I propose an ability to add more than one models directory for the SD models, so that it's possible to use them regardless of them being on (for example) a D drive or an E drive.
In short:
Currently, my models are loaded from .\models within the webui directory. I would like to be able to also load models within (for example) the e:\sd-models directory.
A small task which I might be able to code myself, but I think it would be useful for others as well (I have personally currently maxed out the space available on an SSD disk I use for your webui).
Proposed workflow
This could be accomplished by using a commandline argument named, for example, --add-model-directory which the UI would then also load models from.
Additional information
No response
You can just setup symlinks/directory junctions in the models directory/folder pointing it to where ever you want.
In Windows mklink /D .
Edit: Fixed switch,
So the UI traverses the .\models directory, i.e. it doesn't only load the models within that directory, but in subdirectories as well? (EDIT: Yes, and the UI even shows which subdirectory they reside in)
I didn't actually try this out first...
But, it would still be nice to be able to add directories for models. Specifically because I have models residing on a NAS connected as an F: drive, and in Windows, symbolic links must point to a local volume.
So the UI traverses the .\models directory, i.e. it doesn't only load the models within that directory, but in subdirectories as well? (EDIT: Yes, and the UI even shows which subdirectory they reside in)
I didn't actually try this out first...
But, it would still be nice to be able to add directories for models. Specifically because I have models residing on a NAS connected as an F: drive, and in Windows, symbolic links must point to a local volume.
Check the answer to this super user question, you can create symlinks to UNC paths.
https://superuser.com/questions/210824/creating-a-symbolic-link-to-mapped-network-drive-in-windows
Oh ok, I tried mapping it as a junction, not a directory.
My bad with the command switch.
Oh ok, I tried mapping it as a junction, not a directory.
My bad with the command switch.
Og, it made good sense to map it as a junction too, just didn't consider that approach would not work for UNC paths. We really need NFS ability on Windows 11 Home... 😊
"--ckpt path to checkpoint of stable diffusion model; if specified, this checkpoint will be added to the list of checkpoints and loaded" It's already there, check help or shared.py module
you can currently already use --ckpt-dir=E:/sd-checkpoints to load checkpoints from that directory additionally to the local dir
I see everyone is happy with all the linux-nerdy command lines. As for me, I would simply use Link Shell Extension. So much easier, try it
I see everyone is happy with all the linux-nerdy command lines. As for me, I would simply use Link Shell Extension. So much easier, try it
That would be unnecessary for just making a directory link, which is not a linux-specific command. It has existed on Windows since the birth of NTFS which is older than the first usable, public version of Linux.
Any update on how to do this?
Dev branch seems to have broken symlink folders starting with Stable-diffusion in the models folder.
edit1 seems things have been changing around, got it working with a smylink and this command:
--ckpt-dir="/your/symlink"
edit2 sometimes placing them in your SD models folder works too but the arg seems the most reiable:
Placing the symlink folders inside the SD folder gets the models detected
Yes, I have done directory links inside the stable-diffusion folder for half a year to the different folders on other drives. It works fine. I either need to ditch some models or get a bigger nvme drive 🤣
Looks like RC got promoted with the broken sysmlinks. Cherrypick cb3f8ff59fe8f142c3ca074b8cbaaf83357f9dc1 or switch to dev till that change moves upstream.
