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How to fix podman machine stuck on "Currently starting"

Credit to https://camillehdl.dev/podman-machine-stuck-currently-starting/

If podman machine list (or Podman Desktop) shows your machine “Currently starting” but it never actually starts, this might help you.

Steps

Find the file ~/.config/containers/podman/machine/applehv/<your podman machine name>.json (in my case, ~/.config/containers/podman/machine/applehv/podman-machine-default.json) and edit it.

Near the end of the file, change "Starting":true to "Starting":false

If you're using vim, $ may help to go to the end of line :)

The machine should now start as expected.

Ref: containers/podman#16945

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