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Free up disk space by removing stopped containers and dangling images.

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Cleanup Docker

Over time, Docker collects a huge amount of data in images and layers. Regular cleanup is necessary to free up disk space.

Essential Cleanup Commands

  • Delete stopped containers: docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)
  • Delete dangling images: docker rmi $(docker images -q -f dangling=true)
  • Delete all images: docker rmi $(docker images -q)

Note: Images currently used by running containers cannot be deleted and will throw a warning.