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Docker volume mount failed in Git Bash with Access is denied

docker: Error response from daemon: mkdir C:UsersUserwork: Access is denied.

Docker Desktop on Windows could not interpret the volume mount path correctly because Git Bash rewrote the command-line path before it reached Docker.

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Observed message

docker: Error response from daemon: mkdir C:UsersUserwork: Access is denied.

Why it happens

  • Git Bash or MSYS rewrote the bind-mount source path before Docker received it.
  • The Windows path was passed in a format that Docker Desktop could not interpret correctly.

How to fix it

  1. Run the command with MSYS path conversion disabled, such as MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1.
  2. Use a Docker-compatible Windows mount path format when running commands from Git Bash.
  3. If needed, run the command from PowerShell or cmd.exe to avoid Git Bash path rewriting.

Official reference

Docker Docs: Common topics - Docker commands failing in Git Bash

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