Deleting everything

[Brent]

I went through and deleted all the docker images in my registry but after checking the file structure, there are still a bunch of files in the blob directory that don't seem to be tied to anything. I am wondering if i can just delete those, perhaps they are orphans? The problem is the orphan files take up around 27 GB of space and i need the space back. the files taking up space are all called "data".

[Kevin Burnett]

Hey Brent,

There are unit tests for various scenarios along these lines. There are some cases where files stick around. A pull request with a failing test and fix is welcome. :)

Otherwise, I'm a bit loathe to advise you to delete data without knowing your precise use case, but if you're just trying to trash all the images in your registry, probably rm -rf everything is your friend.

On Sep 30, 2016, at 11:27 AM, Brent [e-mail] wrote:

I went through and deleted all the docker images in my registry but after checking the file structure, there are still a bunch of files in the blob directory that dont seem to be tied to anything. I am wondering if i can just delete those, perhaps they are ophans? The problem is the orphan files take up around 27 GB of space and i need the space back. the files taking up space are all called "data".

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[Brent]

I think i will delete everything using your script, then rm -f on the blob directory to clear out the clutter. The devs can re-upload everything. I may end up rebuilding the VM due to the space limitation anyhow 😞

Thanks for the input, i will consider it going forward should this become a thing with the devs..