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| * used for //relocating// the full installation from ''C:\'' to another disk | * used for //relocating// the full installation from ''C:\'' to another disk | ||
| - | Detailed steps: | + | Detailed [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#export-a-distribution-to-a-tar-file|--export]] example: |
| * Determine the name of the current Linux installation(s) used in WSL | * Determine the name of the current Linux installation(s) used in WSL | ||
| * <code>> wsl --list --verbose | * <code>> wsl --list --verbose | ||
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| ==== Restoring or relocating a Linux installation ==== | ==== Restoring or relocating a Linux installation ==== | ||
| - | When we have a backup in a tar file, we can restore it to the default location (Check ?? FIXME), or specify where we want to restore it. This is a way of moving (relocating) an installation to another disk or partition than the default location ''C:\'' | + | When we have the tar file of a [[other:win10wsl#creating_a_backup|FULL backup]], we can use [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#import-a-new-distribution|--import]] to install or restore it to a specific location. |
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| + | Note: | ||
| + | * This is currently the only way of moving (relocating) a Linux installation to another disk than the default ''C:\'' location | ||
| + | * Importing will mostly put the ''ext4.vhdx'' file in the specified target location! | ||
| + | * You need [[other:win10wsl#disk_usage|enough disk space]] in the new disk location, knowing that the size of the ''vhdx'' file will start growing (as needed) as soon as you use your installation | ||
| + | * This is an indirect way of reclaiming the unused space of a Linux installation, i.e the size of the ''ext4.vhdx'' file after importing can be smaller than the size of the originally exported ''ext4.vhdx'' file. | ||
other/win10wsl.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/06 13:24 by jypeter
