From 4fdbad009c07389ed3a0aab2edac9d15d66b86d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victoria Bialas Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:13:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] clarified some details about Toolbox uninstall and Docker Machine Signed-off-by: Victoria Bialas --- docs/toolbox_install_mac.md | 6 +++++- docs/toolbox_install_windows.md | 7 +++++-- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/toolbox_install_mac.md b/docs/toolbox_install_mac.md index fdd1c8bea5..902da7a14b 100644 --- a/docs/toolbox_install_mac.md +++ b/docs/toolbox_install_mac.md @@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ Virtual Box VM, it maintains its configuration between uses. ## How to uninstall Toolbox -Removing Toolbox involves removing all the Docker components it includes. In some cases, you might want to keep the machines you created with Docker Machine, so that step is described here as optional. +Removing Toolbox involves removing all the Docker components it includes. + +A full uninstall also includes removing the local and remote machines you created with Docker Machine. In some cases, you might want to keep machines created with Docker Machine. + +For example, if you plan to re-install Docker Machine as a part of Docker for Mac you can continue to manage those machines through Docker. Or, if you have remote machines on a cloud provider and you plan to manage them using the provider, you wouldn't want to remove them. So the step to remove machines is described here as optional. To uninstall Toolbox on a Mac, do the following: diff --git a/docs/toolbox_install_windows.md b/docs/toolbox_install_windows.md index bfc644223d..5f8c106d34 100644 --- a/docs/toolbox_install_windows.md +++ b/docs/toolbox_install_windows.md @@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ versions. For Windows Vista systems and newer, VirtualBox installs NDIS6 driver ## How to uninstall Toolbox -Removing Toolbox involves removing all the Docker components it includes. In -some cases, you might want to keep the machines you created with Docker Machine, so that step is described here as optional. +Removing Toolbox involves removing all the Docker components it includes. + +A full uninstall also includes removing the local and remote machines you created with Docker Machine. In some cases, you might want to keep machines created with Docker Machine. + +For example, if you plan to re-install Docker Machine as a part of Docker for Windows you can continue to manage those machines through Docker. Or, if you have remote machines on a cloud provider and you plan to manage them using the provider, you wouldn't want to remove them. So the step to remove machines is described here as optional. To uninstall Toolbox on Windows, do the following: