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Compact WSL VHDX
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| ## make sure its down | |
| wsl --shutdown | |
| ## export for backup | |
| wsl --export Fedora S:\Backup\wsl-fedora40-compact.vhdx | |
| ## make sure its not mounted by the OS | |
| Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath 'C:\distros\Fedora\ext4.vhdx' | |
| ## make sure its not sparse | |
| wsl --manage Fedora --set-sparse false | |
| ## run optimize | |
| Optimize-VHD -mode full C:\distros\Fedora\ext4.vhdx |
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