# volume prune


Remove unused local volumes

### Options

| Name                          | Type     | Default | Description                                        |
|:------------------------------|:---------|:--------|:---------------------------------------------------|
| [`-a`](#all), [`--all`](#all) | `bool`   |         | Remove all unused volumes, not just anonymous ones |
| [`--filter`](#filter)         | `filter` |         | Provide filter values (e.g. `label=<label>`)       |
| `-f`, `--force`               | `bool`   |         | Do not prompt for confirmation                     |




## Description

Remove all unused local volumes. Unused local volumes are those which are not
referenced by any containers. By default, it only removes anonymous volumes.

## Examples

```console
$ docker volume prune

WARNING! This will remove anonymous local volumes not used by at least one container.
Are you sure you want to continue? [y/N] y
Deleted Volumes:
07c7bdf3e34ab76d921894c2b834f073721fccfbbcba792aa7648e3a7a664c2e
my-named-vol

Total reclaimed space: 36 B
```

###  Filtering (--all, -a)

Use the `--all` flag to prune both unused anonymous and named volumes.

###  Filtering (--filter)

The filtering flag (`--filter`) format is of "key=value". If there is more
than one filter, then pass multiple flags (e.g., `--filter "foo=bar" --filter "bif=baz"`)

The currently supported filters are:

* label (`label=<key>`, `label=<key>=<value>`, `label!=<key>`, or `label!=<key>=<value>`) - only remove volumes with (or without, in case `label!=...` is used) the specified labels.

The `label` filter accepts two formats. One is the `label=...` (`label=<key>` or `label=<key>=<value>`),
which removes volumes with the specified labels. The other
format is the `label!=...` (`label!=<key>` or `label!=<key>=<value>`), which removes
volumes without the specified labels.

## Related commands

* [volume create](volume_create.md)
* [volume ls](volume_ls.md)
* [volume inspect](volume_inspect.md)
* [volume rm](volume_rm.md)
* [Understand Data Volumes](https://docs.docker.com/storage/volumes/)
* [system df](system_df.md)
* [container prune](container_prune.md)
* [image prune](image_prune.md)
* [network prune](network_prune.md)
* [system prune](system_prune.md)
