Where is docker volume stored in the host computer for docker-compose?

Solution 1:

The volumes will normally be stored somewhere in /var/lib/docker/volumes/

To find out more, try the following commands

docker volume ls
docker volume inspect <volume identifier>

See also: https://www.linux.com/learn/docker-volumes-and-networks-compose

On mac

docker volume ls  
docker volume inspect <volume identifier>

Will give you the mount point within the Docker virtual filesystem, not on your mac filesystem.

Docker is not natively compatible with macOS, so Hyperkit is used to run a virtual image. Its virtual image data is located in:

~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/vms/0

You can investigate your Docker root directory by creating a shell in the virtual environment:

screen ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/vms/0/tty
cd /var/lib/docker/volumes/<volume identifier>/_data
ls

You can kill this session by pressing Ctrl+a, followed by pressing k and y.

Credit to: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/where-are-docker-images-stored-docker-container-paths-explained/