[GH-ISSUE #655] How can I change the installation path of Docker? #493

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opened 2026-02-27 23:00:48 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @pi3roo on GitHub (Apr 30, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/655

Hi, how can I change the installation path, in my case Catalina, to another disk?

Originally created by @pi3roo on GitHub (Apr 30, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/sickcodes/Docker-OSX/issues/655 Hi, how can I change the installation path, in my case Catalina, to another disk?

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@PTAHume commented on GitHub (May 5, 2023):

you can move it using the following, shut down docker then

wsl --shutdown
wsl --export docker-desktop-data C:\data.tar 
wsl --unregister docker-desktop-data
wsl --import docker-desktop-data 'D:\some folder\on some drive\\' 'c:\data.tar' --version 2

restart docker, you can delete the data.tar file or keep it as a backup , docker containers/images should be running from the new location

@PTAHume commented on GitHub (May 5, 2023): you can move it using the following, shut down docker then ``` wsl --shutdown wsl --export docker-desktop-data C:\data.tar wsl --unregister docker-desktop-data wsl --import docker-desktop-data 'D:\some folder\on some drive\\' 'c:\data.tar' --version 2 ``` restart docker, you can delete the data.tar file or keep it as a backup , docker containers/images should be running from the new location