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7/21/2026

Clean up Docker images that are taking up space
Short summary
A practical guide to reclaiming disk space consumed by dangling and unused Docker images. Covers docker system df for diagnostics, docker image prune for dangling layers, prune -a for all unreferenced images, and system prune for a full reset. Includes a cron job template for automated weekly cleanup.
- •Use docker system df to diagnose space usage before cleaning
- •docker image prune -a removes all unreferenced images; filter by age for safety
- •Automate with a weekly cron job running prune -f and logging results
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