Apps
Docker Desktop
Docker Desktop bundles an Electron-based desktop app that caches Chromium HTTP responses, V8 code cache, and GPU shader data to speed up its dashboard, settings screens, extensions UI, and embedded web views on Windows and macOS. Those files can go stale after Docker Desktop, Chromium, or graphics driver updates, leading to broken rendering or sluggish startup; Kudu removes the app cache, Code Cache, and GPUCache while leaving images, containers, volumes, settings, accounts, and credentials untouched.
Why clean Docker Desktop?
- Invalidated Electron V8 code cache after a Docker Desktop update can make the app hang on a white or blank window during launch until the cache is rebuilt
- A stale Chromium disk cache can keep serving outdated dashboard assets, so the Containers, Images, or Extensions views load incorrectly or show missing styles and buttons
- GPUCache shader blobs from an older graphics driver can conflict with the current driver, causing flickering, black panels, or choppy redraws in the Docker Desktop interface
- Corrupted cached web resources can make embedded sign-in or extension marketplace pages spin indefinitely even though your network connection is working
- Oversized cache folders accumulate from repeated UI updates and extension browsing, wasting space in AppData or Library caches without affecting your actual Docker workloads
- After clearing damaged app cache files, Docker Desktop often rebuilds a clean set on next start, which resolves sluggish navigation between tabs and inconsistent UI rendering
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/Docker Desktop/cache |
%AppData%/Docker Desktop/Code Cache |
%AppData%/Docker Desktop/GPUCache |
macOS
~/Library/Caches/com.docker.docker |
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