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10 changes: 4 additions & 6 deletions content/manuals/desktop/uninstall.md
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Expand Up @@ -187,20 +187,18 @@ To uninstall Docker Desktop for Arch:
1. Remove the Docker Desktop application. Run:

```console
$ sudo pacman remove docker-desktop
$ sudo pacman -Rns docker-desktop
```

This removes the Docker Desktop package itself but doesn’t delete all of its files or settings.
This removes the Docker Desktop package along with its configuration files and dependencies not required by other packages.

2. Manually remove leftover file.
2. Manually remove leftover files.

```console
$ rm -r $HOME/.docker/desktop
$ sudo rm /usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli
$ sudo apt purge docker-desktop
```

This removes configuration and data files at `$HOME/.docker/desktop`, the symlink at `/usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli`, and purges the remaining systemd service files.
This removes configuration and data files at `$HOME/.docker/desktop`.

3. Clean up Docker config settings. In `$HOME/.docker/config.json`, remove the `credsStore` and `currentContext` properties.

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