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Docker Desktop stuck on startup #7775

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Description

Docker Desktop 4.47.0 won't start and stuck on "Starting the Docker Engine".

All CLI commands ended with an error:
request returned 500 Internal Server Error for API route and version http://%2FUsers%2Fkonstantin%2F.docker%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.51/version, check if the server supports the requested API version

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Start Docker Desktop

Expected behavior

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docker version

Client:
 Version:           28.4.0
 API version:       1.51
 Go version:        go1.24.7
 Git commit:        d8eb465
 Built:             Wed Sep  3 20:56:26 2025
 OS/Arch:           darwin/amd64
 Context:           desktop-linux
request returned 500 Internal Server Error for API route and version http://%2FUsers%2Fkonstantin%2F.docker%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.51/version, check if the server supports the requested API version

docker info

Client:
 Version:    28.4.0
 Context:    desktop-linux
 Debug Mode: false
 Plugins:
  ai: Docker AI Agent - Ask Gordon (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.9.11
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-ai
  buildx: Docker Buildx (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.28.0-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-buildx
  cloud: Docker Cloud (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.4.29
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-cloud
  compose: Docker Compose (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v2.39.4-desktop.1
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
  debug: Get a shell into any image or container (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  0.0.42
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-debug
  desktop: Docker Desktop commands (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.0
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-desktop
  extension: Manages Docker extensions (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.2.31
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-extension
  init: Creates Docker-related starter files for your project (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.4.0
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-init
  mcp: Docker MCP Plugin (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v0.21.0
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-mcp
  sbom: View the packaged-based Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) for an image (Anchore Inc.)
    Version:  0.6.0
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-sbom
  scout: Docker Scout (Docker Inc.)
    Version:  v1.18.3
    Path:     /Users/konstantin/.docker/cli-plugins/docker-scout

Server:
ERROR: request returned 500 Internal Server Error for API route and version http://%2FUsers%2Fkonstantin%2F.docker%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.51/info, check if the server supports the requested API version
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Diagnostics ID

18A780BB-938D-4538-A9C3-A6364B0B4F61/20251002152145

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