Wsl Distro: Location

If you’ve installed WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and started filling up your $HOME directory with projects, you might suddenly realize your C: drive is shrinking. By default, WSL stores its virtual hard disks ( .vhdx files) on your Windows drive.

Where is my WSL Distro Actually Stored? (And How to Move It) wsl distro location

Get-ChildItem "C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\AppData\Local\Packages" -Filter "*ext4.vhdx" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Inside your WSL distro, run: If you’ve installed WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)