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Docker hangs when trying to delete MongoDB image

I am attempting to delete a MongoDB image on my Docker desktop. But after I click the modal to confirm deletion, it hangs with a message saying "Delete Image? The ‘mongo@latest’ image is selected for deletion". See screenshot below:

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It does not give any error message. It just hangs on this dialog box interminably.

How do I fix this and delete images effectively?

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    The issue resolved itself. After about an hour the deletion completed.


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    My advice is to try it on the command line.
    First check if there are any instance running and stop them

    docker container list
docker stop <container id>

    Then try deleting the image:

    docker images
docker rmi -f <image id>

    There is no way to know what the GUI is doing, but I suspect it’s hanging because there is a container running. The docker rmi -f actually force the deletion.

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