From my experience, managing disk space when working with containers and development environments is crucial to maintaining optimal system performance. In this session, Claude helped me reclaim about 82GB of space by carefully evaluating and removing unnecessary containers and virtual machines. One key takeaway is that you may not always need heavy container tools like Docker if your workflow allows alternatives. For example, I use NPM extensively for my projects, and this reduces the need to maintain multiple containerized environments. Additionally, tools like Colima, a lightweight Linux VM for running Docker containers, can be space-efficient but still take several gigabytes of storage, so evaluating their necessity is important. The process involved identifying and deleting entire containers that were no longer in use. This alone freed approximately 70GB, while smaller adjustments accounted for the remaining reclaimed space. A notable insight was that being mindful about what containers or VMs you keep can prevent disk bloat over time. For anyone struggling with disk space due to containerized workflows or large development environments, taking time to audit your system with tools like Claude can result in significant space recovery. Scheduling periodic cleanups and rethinking your development dependencies can keep your system lean and responsive. Overall, this experience showed me the value of balancing convenience with system resource management, especially in tech workflows involving AI and software development environments.