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Mounting VHD into WSL2
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vhd.ps1
$number = $((Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "D:\Data\VirtualBox VMs\WSL2 VHD\wsl2.vhdx" -PassThru | Get-Disk).Number)
$diskDrive = "\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE$number"
$bashDiskDrive = "PHYSICALDRIVE$number" + "p1"
wsl --mount $diskDrive -p 1
# remove previously created symlink
wsl rm -rf /mnt/wsl/vhd_data
# add new symlink
wsl ln -s /mnt/wsl/$bashDiskDrive /mnt/wsl/vhd_data
# Remember this line for our next part
# Start-Process "C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\Docker Desktop.exe"
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