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pitcairn1987
3 Jul, 2025, 08:15

Hi, I'm testing my app where I upload also files to appwrite storage. As I suspect, I've filled up my disk. Now I can't start Appwrite. Could I ask for help with this issue? Can I somehow access the files from the console and delete the recently uploaded ones?

TL;DR
Developers are having trouble starting Docker containers due to no space on the device. They are hesitant to run 'docker compose down -v' to clean up volume files. A suggestion is made to access project storage through the console to delete files manually. A link to a relevant Stack Overflow thread is provided for guidance on cleaning up volume files via CLI. If testing locally, wiping the instance with 'docker compose down -v' is recommended. Alternatively, developers can check the volume and clean it up if using Docker Desktop.
Darshan Pandya
3 Jul, 2025, 08:39

since you are testing locally, you can just wipe the whole instance via - docker compose down -v. Or you can check the volume itself and clean it up if using Docker desktop.

pitcairn1987
3 Jul, 2025, 08:44

but "docker compose down -v" remove also my all files? I don't want to. Can I check volume's files by console? I have only VPS with debian os and docker installed

Darshan Pandya
3 Jul, 2025, 08:51
  1. yes, it will remove all the files
  2. no, console cannot show volume files. although if you can open console, access project storage, you could delete files from there
  3. you could search for similar questions around the web for cleaning volume files manually via cli - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38415804/how-do-you-remove-the-contents-of-a-docker-volume
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