Cleaning up exported filesystems

Updated Jul 14, 2026

Exported root filesystems accumulate in the store directory. Remove them when no longer needed:

rm -rf /var/tmp/polythene/<uuid>

You can automate the cleanup by scripting over helper commands, for example:

find /var/tmp/polythene -maxdepth 1 -type d -mtime +7 -exec rm -rf {} +

Adjust the predicate to match your retention policy.