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How to rename a Docker volume
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How to rename a Docker volume

  1. Create a new volume
sudo docker volume create newvolume
  1. Delete _data from the new volume
sudo rm -rfv /var/lib/docker/volumes/newvolume/_data
  1. Moving _data from the old to the new volume
sudo mv /var/lib/docker/volumes/oldvolume/_data /var/lib/docker/volumes/newvolume/
  1. Delete the old volume
sudo docker volume rm oldvolume

Credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/docker/comments/wzc4i0/rename_docker_volume/

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