Let’s be honest: if you’ve ever used Docker for anything beyond a “Hello World” container, you’ve probably experienced one singular pain point: your disk space is mysteriously vanishing. You run a few images, do a few experiments, and all of a sudden Docker is holding onto gigabytes of data on your local machine like a digital squirrel.
Before you know it, you’re searching Google on how to delete Docker images only to find a series of dry command references with just the command and no context. Does that sound like you? Well, don’t worry too much.
In this guide, we will walk you through everything you need to know about deleting Docker images. By the end of this guide, you will not only know the command necessary to remove Docker images, but also know when to use it and how to safely use it to ensure you never run into the same clutter again!