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Merge pull request #24496 from dvdksn/fix/issue-24476-containerd-layer-dedup
[automated] docs: fix incorrect claim about compressed layer deduplication in containerd image store
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@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ from the registry) and also extracts them to disk. This dual storage means
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each layer occupies more space. The compressed format enables faster pulls and
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pushes, but requires additional disk capacity.
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This difference is particularly noticeable with multiple images sharing the
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same base layers. With legacy storage drivers, shared base layers were stored
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once locally, and reused images that depended on them. With containerd, each
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image stores its own compressed version of shared layers, even though the
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uncompressed layers are still de-duplicated through snapshotters. The
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compressed storage adds overhead proportional to the number of images using
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those layers.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> containerd uses a separate storage path from the Docker data directory.
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> If you previously configured a custom data directory for Docker (for example,

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