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4 changes: 1 addition & 3 deletions content/manuals/desktop/features/desktop-cli.md
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keywords: cli, docker desktop, macos, windows, linux
---

{{< summary-bar feature_name="Docker Desktop CLI" >}}

The Docker Desktop CLI lets you perform key operations such as starting, stopping, restarting, and updating Docker Desktop directly from the command line.

The Docker Desktop CLI provides:
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| `status` | Displays whether Docker Desktop is running or stopped. |
| `engine ls` | Lists available engines (Windows only) |
| `engine use` | Switch between Linux and Windows containers (Windows only) |
| `update` | Manage Docker Desktop updates. Available for Mac only with Docker Desktop version 4.38, or all OSs with Docker Desktop version 4.39 and later. |
| `update` | Manage Docker Desktop updates. |
| `logs` | Print log entries |
| `disable` | Disable a feature |
| `enable` | Enable a feature |
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{{< summary-bar feature_name="Synchronized file sharing" >}}

Synchronized file shares is an alternative file sharing mechanism that provides fast and flexible host-to-VM file sharing, enhancing bind mount performance through the use of synchronized filesystem caches.

![Image of Synchronized file shares pane](../images/synched-file-shares.webp)

## Who is it for?

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>
> When you create a new service, setting the [bind mount option consistency](/reference/cli/docker/service/create/#options-for-bind-mounts) to `:consistent` bypasses Synchronized file shares.

> [!TIP]
>
> Docker Compose can automatically create file shares for bind mounts.
> Ensure you're signed in to Docker with a paid subscription and have enabled both **Access experimental features** and **Manage Synchronized file shares with Compose** in Docker Desktop's settings.

## Explore your file share instance

The **Synchronized file shares** section displays all your file share instances and provides useful information about each instance including:
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9 changes: 1 addition & 8 deletions content/manuals/desktop/uninstall.md
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> Uninstalling Docker Desktop destroys Docker containers, images, volumes, and
> other Docker-related data local to the machine, and removes the files generated
> by the application. To learn how to preserve important data before uninstalling, refer to the [back up and restore data](/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/backup-and-restore.md) section.
> by the application. To preserve important data before uninstalling, refer to the [back up and restore data](/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/backup-and-restore.md) section.

{{< tabs >}}
{{< tab name="Windows" >}}
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$ rm -rf ~/.docker
```

With Docker Desktop version 4.36 and earlier, the following files may also be left on the file system. You can remove these with administrative privileges:

```console
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.vmnetd
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.socket
```

{{< /tab >}}
{{< tab name="Ubuntu" >}}

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requires: Docker Desktop 4.49 and later. For Docker Desktop versions 4.48.0 and earlier, you must have a Pro, Team, or Business subscription
Docker Desktop Archlinux:
availability: Experimental
Docker Desktop CLI:
requires: Docker Desktop [4.37](/manuals/desktop/release-notes.md#4370) and later
Docker Desktop CLI update:
requires: Docker Desktop 4.39 and later
Docker Desktop CLI logs:
requires: Docker Desktop 4.39 and later
Docker Desktop CLI kubernetes:
requires: Docker Desktop 4.44 and later
Docker Desktop CLI diagnose:
requires: Docker Desktop 4.60 and later
Desktop logs:
availability: Beta
requires: Docker Desktop [4.65](/manuals/desktop/release-notes.md#4650) or later
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Synchronized file sharing:
subscription: [Pro, Team, Business]
USB/IP support:
requires: Docker Desktop [4.35.0](/manuals/desktop/release-notes.md#4350) and later
for: Docker Desktop for Mac, Linux, and Windows with the Hyper-V backend
VMM:
requires: Docker Desktop [4.35.0](/manuals/desktop/release-notes.md#4350) and later
for: Docker Desktop on Mac with Apple Silicon
Wasm workloads:
availability: Beta
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