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name: Registry-ts_image_rm
title: Why do all the tags get deleted when I delete an image in Container Registry?
description: You tried to delete an image from IBM Cloud® Container Registry by using the `ibmcloud cr image-rm` command and all the tags that referred to that image got deleted too.
last-updated: 2025-10-10
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# Why do all the tags get deleted when I delete an image in Container Registry?
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You tried to delete an image from IBM Cloud® Container Registry by using the `ibmcloud cr image-rm` command and all the [tags](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_overview&format=markdown#overview_elements_tag) that referred to that image got deleted too.
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You deleted an image by using the `ibmcloud cr image-rm` command and all the tags within the same repository that reference the image also got deleted.
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Where multiple tags exist for the same image [digest](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_overview&format=markdown#overview_elements_digest) within a repository, the [`ibmcloud cr image-rm`](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-containerregcli&format=markdown#bx_cr_image_rm) command removes the underlying image and all its tags. If the same image exists in a different repository or namespace, then that copy of the image is not removed.
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If you want to remove a tag from an image and make sure that the underlying image and any other tags remain in place, use the [`ibmcloud cr image-untag`](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-containerregcli&format=markdown#bx_cr_image_untag) command. For more information, see [Removing tags from images in your private repository](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_images_&format=markdown#registry_images_untag) and [Deleting images from your private repository](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/Registry?topic=Registry-registry_images_&format=markdown#registry_images_remove).
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