Wsl Distro Location Link
C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\Packages\[DistroPackageName]\LocalState\ext4.vhdx
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. wsl distro location
Get-ChildItem "C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\AppData\Local\Packages" -Filter "*ext4.vhdx" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Inside your WSL distro, run: the default path is:
Here is exactly where to find them and how to move them. For a distro installed from the Microsoft Store (like Ubuntu, Debian, or Kali), the default path is: wsl distro location











