What is the “_uploads” directory used for?

ARTIFACTORY: What is the “_uploads” folder under Artifactory Docker repositories?

AuthorFullName__c
Fadi Rouhana
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000005322
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Salesforce
FirstPublishedDate
2022-06-28T14:23:43Z
lastModifiedDate
2024-03-10T07:49:13Z
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4

Due to the way the Docker client works, we don't know to which path the layers should be deployed, so the layers are deployed to the “_uploads” directory. Once the Docker client pushes the manifest.json file, we can determine the layers' path and copy the uploaded layers to that location from the "_uploads" directory. Eventually, the layers will be deleted from the "_uploads" directory by a daily clean-up job that deletes the layers from the "_uploads" directories.