Docker Desktop not starting

[cberk17]

Description

The docker engine hangs when I try to run it. I ran the diagnostic through the troubleshooting section and get the following: running engine: waiting for the Docker API: context deadline exceeded

Reproduce

I am trying to open the engine through the applications

Expected behavior

The engine should start

docker version

Client:
 Version:           27.1.1
 API version:       1.46
 Go version:        go1.21.12
 Git commit:        6312585
 Built:             Tue Jul 23 19:54:12 2024
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux

docker info

Client:
 Version:    27.1.1
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.16.1-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.29.1-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.34
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Alpha) (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.0.14
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.2
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-dev
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.25
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.5
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-feedback
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.3.0
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.11.0
    Path:     /Users/cberk/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
ERROR: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/cberk/.docker/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

(I cannot get the engine to start)

Diagnostics ID

3E6A1E41-670C-4572-90F0-C42584094BE2/20241118160425

Additional Info

No response

[jpbriend]

Hi @cberk17 ,
according to the logs, it seems the VM is running out of space: Unable to get the TempDir under /var/lib/docker: mkdir /var/lib/docker/tmp: no space left on device.

It could be related to switching to containerd: the image store of containerd is a new one but the previous store is not deleted.

Can you try to disable containerd (doc), then delete all your images, then re-enable containerd?
It should free up disk space and let your work without issues.