Thursday, May 21, 2026

How To Get Rid of Goog;le's AI Weights File

If you use Google's Chrome browser under Windows and don't want to use it's AI features, then you should read this

Google has been downloading a 4 GB file called weights.bin that's used by Gemini Nano, which runs locally on your PC. If you don't want this file, or the AI functionality, you can set up a registry key to block it, then delete the file. Instructions are in the article linked above.

The file is installed on my PC and I'm leaving it alone as I occasinally use Gemini in Chrome. Still, it would be nice if they told you about it and gave you the choice before using up such a big chunk of your disk. 

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