Docker takes forever to start (M1 chip)

[Ychen463]

• [x ] I have tried with the latest version of Docker Desktop
• [ x] I have tried disabling enabled experimental features
• [ x] I have uploaded Diagnostics
• Diagnostics ID: 2407516E-E11E-4173-A74A-74B36497D377/20230522194240

Expected behavior

I just installed Docker and try to start Docker Desktop

Actual behavior

It takes forever. I've tried to reinstall it, but it still doesn't work.

Information

• macOS Version:
• Intel chip or Apple chip: Apple Chip
• Docker Desktop Version: 4.19.0 (106363)

Output of /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/com.docker.diagnose check

Steps to reproduce the behavior

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[colincadams]

I am also seeing it spin on "Starting the Docker Engine..." indefinitely with the new v4.19.0 version, but with an Intel chip. This was not a problem on previous versions, going to attempt a downgrade.

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Edit: Downgrading did not work, but installing 4.19.0 through homebrew did fix it. These are the commands I ran:

/Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/uninstall
brew install --cask docker

A coworker of mine ran into the same thing and switching to a homebrew installation addressed it for them as well. I'm not sure why this would be different, and possible this is totally unrelated to the issue above. Feel free to ignore if so!