Disk Space Cleanup for Minikube

Minikube docker build cache can grow to 200GB+ from repeated Skaffold builds. This command checks disk usage and cleans the cache without destroying cluster state.

Check Disk Usage

docker exec minikube df -h /var/lib/docker

Clean Build Cache

This frees ~240GB+ without destroying cluster state (PVCs, volumes remain intact):

docker exec minikube docker builder prune -af && docker exec minikube docker image prune -af

What Gets Cleaned

• Docker build cache
• Dangling images
• Unused images

What Remains Intact

• Running containers
• Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs)
• Kubernetes volumes
• Current pod states
• Cluster configuration

Execute the disk check first, show the results, then ask if the user wants to proceed with cleanup.