This post goes over how to resolve Docker error no space left on device.
Problem
If Docker throws one of the errors:
Error response from daemon: failed to mkdir /var/lib/docker/volumes/...: mkdir /var/lib/docker/volumes/...: no space left on device
Error response from daemon: failed to copy files: failed to open target /var/lib/docker/volumes/...: open /var/lib/docker/volumes/...: no space left on device
failed to solve: rpc error: code = Unknown desc = failed to mkdir /var/lib/docker/...: mkdir /var/lib/docker/...: no space left on device
failed to solve: write /var/lib/containerd-stargz-grpc/snapshotter/snapshots/64/fs/storage/logs/application-json.log: no space left on device
It means your Docker has run out of space:
docker system df
TYPE TOTAL ACTIVE SIZE RECLAIMABLE
Images 15 3 21.71GB 18.17GB (83%)
Containers 7 0 5.417kB 5.417kB (100%)
Local Volumes 3 0 90.72MB 90.72MB (100%)
Build Cache 295 0 20.77GB 20.77GB
Solution
docker system prune
Run docker system prune to remove all unused data:
docker system prune --all
To prune without prompting for confirmation:
docker system prune --all --force
It will return the freed space at the end:
Total reclaimed space: 4.20GB
docker volume prune
Run docker volume prune to remove all unused local volumes:
docker volume prune --all
WARNING: Be careful since this can remove local database data.
docker builder prune
Run docker builder prune to remove build cache:
docker builder prune --all
docker image prune
Run docker image prune to remove unused images:
docker image prune --all
docker container prune
Run docker container prune to remove unused images:
docker container prune --all
Disk image size
Increase disk space in Docker Desktop > Settings > Resources > Advanced > Disk image size:
