Error response from daemon: conflict: unable to remove repository reference "postgres:15" (must force) - container d8c593fad145 is using its referenced image 9a18aed4ecdd

Check whether it's running: If you no longer need it, remove it: If it's running, stop it first: Then remove the image: Option 2: Force remove the image Option 3: Find all…

Updated Aug 5, 20261 min readDocker

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Check whether it's running:
If you no longer need it, remove it:
If it's running, stop it first:
Then remove the image:
Option 2: Force remove the image
Option 3: Find all containers using the image
If your goal is simply to free disk space, you can also remove all unused containers and images:
or remove only stopped containers:
and then try:

Check whether it's running:

docker ps -a

docker ps -a --filter id=d8c593fad145

If you no longer need it, remove it:

docker rm d8c593fad145

If it's running, stop it first:

docker stop d8c593fad145
docker rm d8c593fad145

Then remove the image:

docker rmi postgres:15

Option 2: Force remove the image

docker rmi -f postgres:15
docker image rm -f postgres:15

Option 3: Find all containers using the image

docker ps -a --filter ancestor=postgres:15
docker container ls -a --filter ancestor=postgres:15

If your goal is simply to free disk space, you can also remove all unused containers and images:

docker system prune -a

or remove only stopped containers:

docker container prune

and then try:

docker rmi postgres:15

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