Change Storage Location for Docker Desktop with WSL2 #DockerDesktop #WSL2

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Change the Storage Location for Docker Desktop with WSL2

Docker Desktop stores docker data in 2 distros

• docker-desktop
• docker-desktop-data

These distros are installed on the system drive by default.

To move them to another drive, these distros can be exported, deleted and imported from the new location.

Move the docker desktop distros

Stop Docker Desktop

Shutdown all distros

wsl --shutdown

Export docker-desktop distro

wsl --export docker-desktop <export path>\docker-desktop.tar

wsl --export docker-desktop-data <export path>\docker-desktop-data.tar

Unregister docker-desktop distros

wsl --unregister docker-desktop

wsl --unregister docker-desktop-data

Import docker-desktop distros

wsl --import docker-desktop <new location, e.g another drive> <export path>\docker-desktop.tar

wsl --import docker-desktop-data <new location, e.g another drive> <export path>\docker-desktop-data.tar

Start Docker Desktop

References

• https://dev.to/kimcuonthenet/move-docker-desktop-data-distro-out-of-system-drive-4cg2
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/appx/move-appxpackage?view=windowsserver2019-ps
• https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/962f0c63-7a44-4b22-bd0f-2ba1e7df6ade/addappxpackage-install-path?forum=win10itproapps
• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/wsl/