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The Docker virtual disk image is a single file (such as Docker.raw) that Docker Desktop uses on Mac to store images, containers and volumes, usually located at ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/vms/0/data, and it keeps growing with use, but Docker does not shrink it automatically.

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10/24/2026

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Shedi: One-Click Cleanup of Mac Space Used by Xcode, Docker, and node_modules

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