How to Delete all Docker Images

To delete all local Docker images, you can use various Docker commands. Let me show you how to do it.

Removing Images without Docker Compose

Force Remove Images

These methods will forcefully remove images even if they're being used by containers:

Remove all Docker images using docker rmi with force flag

docker rmi $(docker images -q) -f

Remove all Docker images using docker image prune

docker image prune -a

Remove unused images only

docker image prune

Manual Container and Image Removal

If you prefer to manually delete containers first and then delete images:

Step 1: Remove Docker containers first

docker rm $(docker ps -a -q)

Step 2: Then remove all images

docker rmi $(docker images -q)

List Docker Images

Use these commands to view your Docker images:

List all Docker images

docker images

List all Docker images including intermediate images

docker images -a

Removing Images with Docker Compose

If you're using Docker Compose, use the following command to remove containers and images:

docker-compose down --rmi all