Docker desktop hangs on open

[arjun-panchmatia-mechademy]

Description

M3 Silicon MBP.

Was hit w/ the malware issue. That's disappeared but now installing and opening latest version of Docker Desktop leads to nothing happening. I don't see a process being created in the activity monitor either. Docker CLI commands work but running docker ps leads to Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///path/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?. Have tried upgrading, uninstalling and reinstalling, installing from brew etc.

Reproduce

Do not remember precise steps but:

1. Install Docker.dmg from website (latest version).
2. Accept and run when internet application popup shows.
3. Nothing happens
4. Check process on CLI:
5. 20139 0.0 0.2 412073392 70592 ?? S 2:36PM 0:00.04 /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/com.docker.backend run 20138 0.0 0.2 412083040 70800 ?? S 2:36PM 0:00.07 /Applications/Docker.app/Contents/MacOS/com.docker.backend

Expected behavior

Docker Desktop should boot up, but nothing happens

docker version

Client:
 Version:           27.4.0
 API version:       1.47
 Go version:        go1.22.10
 Git commit:        bde2b89
 Built:             Sat Dec  7 10:35:43 2024
 OS/Arch:           darwin/arm64
 Context:           desktop-linux
Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/arjun/.docker/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?

docker info

Client:
 Version:    27.4.0
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.19.2-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.31.0-desktop.2
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.37
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  dev: Docker Dev Environments (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.1.2
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-dev
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.27
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  feedback: Provide feedback, right in your terminal! (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.0.5
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-feedback
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.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/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.15.1
    Path:     /Users/arjun/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
ERROR: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///Users/arjun/.docker/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?
errors pretty printing info

Diagnostics ID

9A69CEB5-68B1-41C4-A3F7-39179835E422/20250131090832

Additional Info

I'm thinking this has something to do w/ messed up symlinks or the like, I've seen some people have success using external tools to do full uninstalls but wondering if I'm the only one facing this right now.

[markspengler]

same problem here