Deleting images does not delete layers?

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Is there a way to delete layers?

Running a command to delete all images such as:
docker rmi -f $(docker images -q)

And then when I try to pull a new image, I still see this:
df22f9f3e4ec: Already exists
a3ed95caeb02: Already exists
5e5fd0e057f3: Already exists
eb31a542cbe5: Already exists
9c488ceeadcd: Already exists
c62cabaa5c1d: Already exists
6a8ef0f231fa: Already exists
f4d253d8bc70: Already exists
8ce9577f69d4: Already exists
af407e3dcf72: Already exists
203aebca7b2d: Already exists
48d88af20102: Pull complete

Why do all of those layers say “Already exists” and is there a way to remove them and force a re-download?

2

I have the same question. Did you resolve it yourself?
Thanks, m a r t i n

3

I ended up doing a: docker system prune -a -f, but that was pretty radical, it erased other apps I had installed, but it allowed me to reinstall my qiime2 app.

4

Hi, I have the same question. Did you find the resolution?
I tried the method from @implementor . However, docker system prune -a -f does not work for me.
When pulling again, all the intermedia layers except the last one still show “Already exists”

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Were the containers running when you did the prune?