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Prefer "minikube delete" over "rm -rf ~/.minikube" (#14647)
Using `rm -Rf ~/.minikube` is not necessary in modern (v1.x) versions of minikube, and is highly discouraged as may can leave dangling VM's running, which minikube will fail to recover from. Example issue: kubernetes/minikube#4377
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## Cleanup everything to start fresh
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## Cleanup local state
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If you have previously installed minikube, and run:
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machine does not exist
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You need to wipe the configuration files:
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You need to clear minikube's local state:
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```shell
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rm -rf ~/.minikube
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minikube delete
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