diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9803017..11c225c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: help install update update-preview clean logs status monitor restart show-restarts doctor switch-beta switch-stable
+.PHONY: help install update update-preview clean clean-all logs status monitor restart show-restarts doctor switch-beta switch-stable
 
 PROJECT_NAME := localai
 
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ help:
 	@echo "  make install           Full installation"
 	@echo "  make update            Update system and services"
 	@echo "  make update-preview    Preview available updates (dry-run)"
-	@echo "  make clean             Remove unused Docker resources"
+	@echo "  make clean             Remove unused Docker resources (preserves data)"
+	@echo "  make clean-all         Remove ALL Docker resources including data (DANGEROUS)"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "  make logs              View logs (all services)"
 	@echo "  make logs s=<service>  View logs for specific service"
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ update-preview:
 clean:
 	sudo bash ./scripts/docker_cleanup.sh
 
+clean-all:
+	@echo "WARNING: This will delete ALL Docker resources including application data!"
+	@echo "Press Ctrl+C to cancel, or wait 10 seconds to continue..."
+	@sleep 10
+	docker system prune -a --volumes -f
+
 logs:
 ifdef s
 	docker compose -p $(PROJECT_NAME) logs -f --tail=200 $(s)
diff --git a/scripts/docker_cleanup.sh b/scripts/docker_cleanup.sh
index 56f3bc8..e041af1 100755
--- a/scripts/docker_cleanup.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_cleanup.sh
@@ -1,38 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # =============================================================================
-# docker_cleanup.sh - Complete Docker system cleanup
+# docker_cleanup.sh - Docker system cleanup (preserves volumes)
 # =============================================================================
-# Aggressively cleans up the Docker system to reclaim disk space.
-# WARNING: This action is irreversible!
+# Cleans up the Docker system to reclaim disk space.
 #
 # Removes:
 #   - All stopped containers
 #   - All networks not used by at least one container
 #   - All unused images (not just dangling ones)
-#   - All unused volumes
 #   - All build cache
 #
+# Preserves:
+#   - All volumes (to protect application data like Redis, PostgreSQL, etc.)
+#
 # Usage: make clean  OR  sudo bash scripts/docker_cleanup.sh
 # =============================================================================
 
 set -e
 
-# Source the utilities file
 source "$(dirname "$0")/utils.sh"
 
 log_info "Starting Docker cleanup..."
 
-# The 'docker system prune' command removes:
-# - all stopped containers
-# - all networks not used by at least one container
-# - all "dangling" (unreferenced) images
-# - all build cache
-#
-# Additional flags:
-# -a, --all:     Remove all unused images, not just dangling ones.
-# --volumes:   Remove all unused volumes.
-# -f, --force:   Do not prompt for confirmation.
+# Clean containers, networks, images, and build cache
+# NOTE: --volumes flag removed to preserve application data
+docker system prune -a -f
 
-docker system prune -a --volumes -f
-
-log_success "Docker cleanup completed successfully."
\ No newline at end of file
+log_success "Docker cleanup completed. Volumes preserved."