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Move WSL 2 Safely to another Drive
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:date: 2020-12-31 19:07
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:tags: wsl, wsl2
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:category: development
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:slug: wsl1
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It is real pain when you have small SSD and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is growing exponentially in size. There no easy way to move
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the WSL installation to another drive. Here in this blog I will discuss how to tackle this problem with bite size steps.
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.. |powershell| image:: /images/powershell.png
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:width: 5%
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:align: middle
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.. |command-line| image:: /images/command-line.png
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:width: 5%
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:align: middle
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.. |windows10| image:: /images/windows10.png
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:width: 5%
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:align: middle
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:alt: WinKey
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.. role:: html-raw(raw)
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:format: html
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1. Open a PowerShell |powershell| or Command Prompt |command-line| with *Admin* access. For this you can use |windows10| + X shortcut and select **Windows PowerShell(Admin)**.
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2. Check if the WSL 2 installation you are planning to move is is currently running/stopped.
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl -l -v
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PS C:\Users\Avinal>
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NAME STATE VERSION
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* Ubuntu Running 2
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Kali Stopped 2
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3. If its running then you must stop the particular WSL distribution. (*Ubuntu* used as example)
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl -t Ubuntu
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4. Export to some folder. (Here exporting *Ubuntu* as *ubuntu-ex.tar* to *Z:\wsl2*)
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl --export Ubuntu "Z:\export\ubuntu-ex.tar"
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5. Unregister previous WSL installation
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl --unregister Ubuntu
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6. Create a new folder and import your WSL installation to that folder.
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> New-Item -Path "Z:\wsl2" -ItemType Directory
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Directory: Z:\
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Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
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---- ------------- ------ ----
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d----- 31-12-2020 21:03 wsl2
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl --import Ubuntu "Z:\wsl2" "Z:\export\ubuntu-ex.tar"
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7. Check after import is complete
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl -l -v
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PS C:\Users\Avinal>
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NAME STATE VERSION
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* Ubuntu Running 2
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Kali Stopped 2
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8. Mark one of your WSL distribution as *(default)*.
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> wsl -s Ubuntu
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9. After exporting your default user will be set as :html-raw:`<i style="color:red">root</i>` , to change it to your desired username, run following command
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.. code-block:: powershell
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PS C:\Users\Avinal> ubuntu config --default-user user_name
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10. Finally run :code:`wsl` and you have successfully moved your WSL 2 installation to another drive. |