I am trying to install docker on win10 and it defaults to C:\Program Files\Docker. Is there anyway I can change the destination directory to be c:\users\xxx\Docker? I tried various options such as installing through CLI and using the msiexec INSTALL_DIR / TARGETDIR options and none of them seem to work. The default installer is not asking me for a target directory when I try to install.
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Hi,
Did you find a solution for this?
Not sure if i want to try but, maybe this could work:
-deleting the windows service
-move the folder
-create the service
Thanks.
I have the same problem, but I need to change the install location to a different drive such as E:\
+1, also need this installation option
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Some corporate developer machines only allow installs to specific directories. Corporate software is blocking the pre-decided installation location.
Same here. Same here. Will I be able to choose the installation directory somewhen soon? Thanks.
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Is there any ongoing development regarding this?
Since the current version of Docker Desktop for Windows does not provide that option for installing to a custom path, you need to create a junction link before the installing, using the mklink command in cmd console.
C:>mklink /J “path\to\junction\link” “path\to\target\directory”
For your case, you can follow the following steps.
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Lets consider the current default installation path for docker is at
C:\Program Files\Docker, and your target directory is atc:\Users\xxx\Docker, assuming the User Name is xxx. Note this target path could be on any drive such asE:\Docker, and you have to create the directory before creating the junction. -
Open cmd as an adminstrator and run
mklink /J "C:\Program Files\Docker" "c:\Users\xxx\Docker" -
Go ahead and install Docker. The installer will think it’s installing to C:\Program Files\Docker but the files would actually be populated into c:\Users\xxx\Docker.
Cheers and be blessed.
Good idea but it only work on the same drive.
I want to install docker on another disk 