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Expand Up @@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ This page refers to the Linux kernel driver as `OverlayFS` and to the Docker
storage driver as `overlay2`.

> [!NOTE]
> Docker Engine 29.0 and later uses the
> [containerd image store](/manuals/engine/storage/containerd.md) by default.
> The `overlay2` driver is a legacy storage driver that is superseded by the
> `overlayfs` containerd snapshotter. For more information, see
> [Select a storage driver](/manuals/engine/storage/drivers/select-storage-driver.md).
> This page covers the classic `overlay2` storage driver. For the `overlayfs`
> snapshotter used by the containerd image store, see
> [containerd image store](/manuals/engine/storage/containerd.md).

> [!NOTE]
> For `fuse-overlayfs` driver, check [Rootless mode documentation](/manuals/engine/security/rootless.md).
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