Create D drive in a docker container

Question

Is it possible to create a new partition with a drive letter other than C: in a docker Windows container?

I need a D:\ and an E:\ drive for some software.

its not a good idea to put the software on another drive for now... but Their is a way to move your docker-desktop-data to your other drive.. check this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyEw7JsHt9I — Jenuel Ganawed, Jun 28 '21 at 04:58

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '18 at 18:01

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I don't think you can do it from an existing image, but if you make a Dockerfile like so:

FROM <Base image like microsoft/dotnet-framework>
VOLUME ["D:"]
# Rest of Docker file here

The Windows container will create a D: Drive.

answered Jan 27 '18 at 18:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '18 at 23:48

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This works in native Windows Server containers, but I had issues with it on docker-for-windows (Windows 10)

VOLUME ["D:"]

So for those in the same predicament, I found this worked for both.

answered Nov 11 '18 at 23:48

Jules Clements

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