Failed to move disk location: Engine stops and path reverts after restart

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I am encountering an issue when attempting to migrate the Docker disk image location to a secondary drive. The data transfer to the target destination appears to complete successfully, but the Docker Engine subsequently fails to start, displaying a ‘Docker Engine stopped’ status. Upon restarting Docker Desktop, the configuration for the disk image location reverts to its original path. What is the cause of this behavior?

My System Configuration:

  • Docker Desktop Version: Latest
  • Operating System: Windows 11
  • File System: Both the source and destination drives are NTFS

I have confirmed that insufficient disk space is NOT the issue.

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If you still can’t move the dat disk, you could check the logs when docker fails to start

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot-and-support/troubleshoot/#check-the-logs

You can also try running the diagnostics

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot-and-support/troubleshoot/#diagnose-from-the-terminal

You have the option to upload the collected data automatically and share the diagnostics ID on GitHub

Or just “gather” the data and check localyl.