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I am unable to find the containers under the directory:
/var/lib/docker/containers
Can you please tell me the directories and files under /var/lib/docker and also where does docker store images on the host machine?
I am unable to find the containers under the directory:
/var/lib/docker/containers
Can you please tell me the directories and files under /var/lib/docker and also where does docker store images on the host machine?
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Answered on Jul 12, 2021
This is a solution for Ubuntu users with docker version 1.12.3.
Use the below command, to find the root directory of docker.
$ docker infoYou will find the docker directory will be given in this line: "Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker".
The docker images are stored inside the docker directory: /var/lib/docker/ images are stored there.
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