# docker-machine start = Starting "default"... machine does not exist???

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-machine-start-starting-default-machine-does-not-exist/58734>\
**Category:** Machine\
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-machine-start-starting-default-machine-does-not-exist/58734 "2018-09-18T14:07:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-machine-start-starting-default-machine-does-not-exist/58734/1 "2018-09-18T14:07:56Z")

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Hello

I’m having a very strange error and can’t figure out why.

When I run the command ‘docker-machine start’ from terminal I get the following error

Starting “default”…  
machine does not exist

I’ll attach the screenshot, but from what I can see and the commands I’ve used, it appears that there is actually a machine called ‘default’

If anyone can explain to me where I should go from here? I’m at a dead end as I can’t even get the machine to start.

Thanks in advance.

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