distros = [] for line in lines: if line.strip(): parts = line.split() if len(parts) >= 3: distros.append( 'name': parts[0], 'state': parts[1], 'version': parts[2] ) return distros def get_vhdx_path(distribution): """Get VHDX file path for a WSL2 distribution""" package_patterns = 'ubuntu': 'CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu', 'debian': 'TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux', 'kali': 'KaliLinux',
$packageDir = Get-ChildItem $packagesPath -Directory Get-WSLStorageLocation "Ubuntu" Bash Script to Find WSL Files #!/bin/bash Find WSL distribution storage from Linux side find_wsl_storage() tr -d '\r') where are wsl files stored in windows
# Possible paths local base_path="/mnt/c/Users/$win_user/AppData/Local/Packages" distros = [] for line in lines: if line
Default WSL 2 Storage Location C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\ext4.vhdx Distribution-Specific Paths | Distribution | Store Package Name | |--------------|-------------------| | Ubuntu | CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc | | Ubuntu 22.04 | CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu22.04LTS_79rhkp1fndgsc | | Ubuntu 20.04 | CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu20.04onWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc | | Debian | TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_76v4gfsz19hv4 | | Kali Linux | KaliLinux.54290C8133FEE_ey8k8hqnwqnmg | | openSUSE | 46932SUSE.openSUSELeap42.2_022rs5j4ny28 | Find Your WSL Files via Command Line PowerShell / CMD: = 3: distros.append( 'name': parts[0]
for package_dir in base_path.iterdir(): if package_dir.is_dir(): distro_name = distribution.lower() if distro_name in package_dir.name.lower(): vhdx = package_dir / 'LocalState' / 'ext4.vhdx' if vhdx.exists(): return vhdx return None distros = get_wsl_distributions() for distro in distros: if distro['version'] == '2': vhdx = get_vhdx_path(distro['name']) if vhdx: print(f"distro['name']: vhdx") PowerShell Function function Get-WSLStorageLocation param([string]$DistributionName = "Ubuntu") $packagesPath = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages" $pattern = "*$DistributionName*"