Relocating the Docker root directory | Docker dir path

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

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sudo mkdir -p /new_dir_structure

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sudo mv /var/lib/docker /new_dir_structure

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sudo vim /etc/docker/daemon.json

JSON

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

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sudo systemctl start docker

• check

Bash

docker info -f '{{ .DockerRootDir}}'