Docker - Docker Root Dir (Docker Data Storage Path)

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About

The docker root dir is the root path where all data docker is stored.

Management

Windows

On Windows Docker Desktop, it's stored inside the docker-desktop-data image.

Get the location

docker info | grep -i "Docker Root Dir"
Docker Root Dir: /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker

List the content

  • Log into the host
  • And select it
sudo ls /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker
aufs        builder     containers  image       network     plugins     swarm       tmp         trust       volumes

where:





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