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Relocating the Docker root directory | Docker dir path

sudo systemctl stop docker
sudo systemctl stop docker.socket
sudo systemctl stop containerd

sudo mkdir -p /new_dir_structure

sudo mv /var/lib/docker /new_dir_structure

sudo vim /etc/docker/daemon.json

{
  "data-root": "/new_dir_structure/docker"
}

sudo systemctl start docker
  • check
docker info -f '{{ .DockerRootDir}}'