6555 5 Docker: how to clean container temp files docker how to clean container temp files 2022-07-17 07:05:59 2022-09-21 11:57:08 If your docker disk usage is too large, try this: 1. Find the cointainer which has a large size: {{{ docker system df -v }}} 2. Use that container in the command below: {{{ docker exec <container> /bin/bash -c 'rm -rf /tmp/.*' }}} That saved me >37GB. (Also posted on [https://forums.docker.com/t/some-way-to-clean-up-identify-contents-of-var-lib-docker-overlay/30604/57?u=sonysantos Docker Forum].) ---- P.S. to exclude {{{.}}} and {{{..}}} and avoid warning messages, you can use: {{{ docker exec <container> /bin/bash -c 'rm -rf tmp/.[!.]* tmp/..?* tmp/*' }}} 1 0 0 0 0