$ podman run -it --name containername ... Error: error creating container storage: the container name "containername" is already in use by "e54a4c6acf9feaa2eb5680e781695182548a2a26253c570eaa9347398dc8bd12". You have to remove that container to be able to reuse that name.: that name is already in use # But the container does not exist if shown with `podman ps -a` # The storage of the container still exists, it's a race condition # Clear it with: $ podman rm --force --storage e54a4c6acf9feaa2eb5680e781695182548a2a26253c570eaa9347398dc8bd12