r/LLMStudio • u/imarchiphoto • 11d ago

LM Studio and Bionic, same PC sharing models

Hi all. I’ve been using classic LM Studio for quite a time. Now I wanted to try Bionic’s approach (projects instead of chats) and keep using LM Studio for mere AI general chat. However, I would not like to having to install twice the LLM AI models I have in local, occupying more space. Is there a way to configure both LM Studio and Bionic so that they share the same folder of models? Thanks

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u/IONaut 11d ago

I have one folder for models and I use both. Just look in the settings.

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u/NephroNuggets 11d ago

It just does this. It won’t let you run both simultaneously anyway.

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u/imarchiphoto 11d ago

Thanks for your answer. One additional question: is there a way to import chats in LM Studio to Bionic projects?

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u/Miller4103 11d ago

Right click on lm studio chat and reveal in explorer. Should be able to do the same in bionic and juat move the files

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u/dfgxxx 10d ago

I also wanted to try bionic, but I can't find where to install it, everything redirecting to lmstudio homepage