docker desktop troubleshooting

Posted 2020-12-13 chucklu

https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/troubleshoot/

This page contains information on how to diagnose and troubleshoot problems, send logs and communicate with the Docker Desktop team, use our forums and Knowledge Hub, browse and log issues on GitHub, and find workarounds for known problems.

Troubleshoot

Choose > Troubleshoot from the menu bar to see the troubleshoot options.

 

 

The Troubleshoot page contains the following options:

• Restart Docker Desktop: Select to restart Docker Desktop.

• Run Diagnostics: Select this option to diagnose any issues on Docker Desktop. For detailed information about diagnostics, see Diagnose problems, send feedback, and create GitHub issues.

• Clean / Purge data: Select this option to delete container and image data. Choose whether you’d like to delete data from Hyper-V, WSL 2, or Windows Containers and then click Delete to confirm.

• Reset Kubernetes cluster: Select this option to delete all stacks and Kubernetes resources. For more information, see Kubernetes.

• Reset to factory defaults: Choose this option to reset all options on Docker Desktop to their initial state, the same as when Docker Desktop was first installed.

 

Diagnose problems, send feedback, and create GitHub issues

In-app diagnostics

If you experience issues for which you do not find solutions in this documentation, on Docker Desktop for Windows issues on GitHub, or the Docker Desktop for Windows forum, we can help you troubleshoot the log data.