Error: “error creating aufs mount to” when building dockerfile

Question

I get this error when I try to build a docker file

 error creating aufs mount to /var/lib/docker/aufs/mnt   
 /6c1b42ce1a98b1c0f2d2a7f17c196221445f1054566065         


        

Answer 1

A similar issue arose while I was using Docker in Windows:

ERROR: Service 'daemon' failed to build: error creating overlay mount
to /var/lib/docker/overlay2/83c98f716020954420e8b89e6074b1af6
1b2b86cd51ac6a54724ed263b3663a2-init/merged: no such file or directory

The problem occurred after having removed a volume from the image's Dockerfile, rebuilding the image and then rebooting the PC. Maybe this is a common cause?

I managed to solve the problem by clicking Docker -> Settings -> Reset -> Reset to factory defaults...

All my images were subsequently lost but that didn't matter for me. I also figured that removing the VM disk image (the path to which can be found under the Advanced tab in Settings) could solve the issue. I haven't tried this approach however.