Expected behavior The Docker app should minimally the file location of images pulled, and in a normal case allow that location to be set. Actual behavior I cannot find any information on this for the Docker for Windows Beta Information PS> docker version Client: Version: 1.11.0 API version…

Thanks for your post. To clarify, are you curious about the placement of the docker images (they’re in the hyper-v VM) or the Hyper-V VM harddrive (it’s typically in C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual hard disks)?

/var/lib/docker is mounted on the persistent Virtual Disk of the VM which is under C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual hard disks - doesn’t that answer both? :stuck_out_tongue:

Ok. Thanks Michael and Vincent. To confirm, docker is storing the images in the Moby instance, so its all in the virtual disk. Which means, that if I need to relocate the storage to another physical drive (outside of hyper-v), I have to move that file - and of course change the VM info, or make that…

how do i change the location ??? because “C” is not my biggest drive :slight_smile:

In Windows 10, Stop docker etc Type “Hyper-V Manager” in task-bar search box and run it. Select your PC in the left hand pane (Mine is called DESKTOP-CBP**) Right click on the correct virtual machine (Mine is called MobyLinuxVM) Select “Turn off” (If it is running) Right click on it again and sele…

There is still a confusion lingering in my mind. When I create a new image using docker build, I get the last line of the log as Successfully built a854b5869839. However when I look for images in C:\ProgramData\docker\windowsfilter or C:\ProgramData\docker\containers I do not find any folder wit…

Thanks :grin: how about C:\ProgramData\Docker? What is Docker doing with it? In particular, if it will grow big, how can I move it away from C:? :confused:

I am new with docker an also have this problem. I just want to share my solution. Before installing docker just change the location of the Virtual Hard Disk from the Hyper-V settings. Then by default docker will install there. [image]

Hi All the hyperv configuration is not related to windows containers, right? Like alexfung says, looks like all data is stored in C:\ProgramData\Docker I need to download images and create containers in other drive than c too!! Any information will be nice!!

Where are images stored?

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matthuisman (Matthuisman) August 22, 2016, 8:08am 6

In Windows 10,

Stop docker etc
Type “Hyper-V Manager” in task-bar search box and run it.
Select your PC in the left hand pane (Mine is called DESKTOP-CBP**)
Right click on the correct virtual machine (Mine is called MobyLinuxVM)
Select “Turn off” (If it is running)
Right click on it again and select “Move”
Follow the prompts

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Where are images stored?

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