Chrome's On-Device AI Model Can Use Several Gigabytes of Storage; Here's How to Check and Remove It

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1mo ago· 4 min readen

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Chrome's on-device AI features, powered by Gemini Nano, can store several gigabytes of model files (specifically a file called weights.bin) in the OptGuideOnDeviceModel folder within Chrome's browser data directory. This storage is used for features like writing assistance, scam warnings, tab organization, and page summaries. The article explains how users can check for this file and remove it if they don't use these AI features, helping keep Chrome lean.

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Chrome can use more than memory, battery, CPU, and tab space.

Its on-device AI features can also store several gigabytes of model files on your computer.

The file to look for is weights.bin. It appears inside Chrome's browser data directory, under a folder named OptGuideOnDeviceModel, and is connected to Gemini Nano, Google's on-device AI model for Chrome.

This file helps power Chrome features such as writing assistance, scam warnings, tab organization, page summaries.

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Chrome's on-device AI features can use several gigabytes of storage. Here's how to check the model and remove it if you do not use it.

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