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remove docker completely from computer not installed from brew
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| # 1. Kill any lingering Docker processes and background daemons | |
| osascript -e 'quit app "Docker"' 2>/dev/null | |
| killall Docker 2>/dev/null | |
| # 2. Delete the main application | |
| rm -rf /Applications/Docker.app | |
| # 3. Nuke the virtual machine data, networks, caches, and application state | |
| rm -rf ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker | |
| rm -rf ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.helper | |
| rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Docker\ Desktop | |
| rm -rf ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.docker | |
| rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/Docker\ Desktop | |
| # 4. Remove system-wide symlinks and local CLI configs | |
| rm -rf ~/.docker | |
| sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker | |
| sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-compose | |
| sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-desktop | |
| sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-ecr-login | |
| sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-osxkeychain |
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