# Delete old /var/docker directory

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-old-var-docker-directory/22489
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [2014年十一月25日 10:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-old-var-docker-directory/22489 "2014-11-25T10:10:31Z")
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### Author: ![Azathoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/azathoth/32/114263_2.png) [@Azathoth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Azathoth)
#### Post date: [2014年十一月25日 10:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-old-var-docker-directory/22489/1 "2014-11-25T10:10:31Z")

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I was just wondering if I can delete an old /var/docker directory without losing any shared data, since Discourse lives in /var/discourse now?

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### Author: ![blau](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blau/32/34145_2.png) [@blau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blau)
#### Post date: [2014年十一月25日 15:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-old-var-docker-directory/22489/2 "2014-11-25T15:15:06Z")

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Just check where data is stored in /var/discourse/containers/app.yml. It should have no reference to /var/docker, e.g. this section:

`## These containers are stateless, all data is stored in /shared  
volumes:

- volume:  
host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone  
guest: /shared
- volume:  
host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone/log/var-log  
guest: /var/log  
`