Create an export of your favorite WSL2 Distro

export-wsl-distro.ps1

# Set the path to your desired output folder
$outputFolder = "C:\WSL_Backup"

# Create the output folder if it doesn't exist
if (!(Test-Path $outputFolder)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $outputFolder | Out-Null
}

# Get the current date and time in a format suitable for filenames
$date = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HHmmss"

# Set the name of the WSL installation you want to export
$distroName = "Ubuntu-22.04"

# Set the filename of the output file
$outputFile = "$outputFolder\$distroName-$date.tar"

# Export the WSL installation to a .tar file
wsl --export $distroName $outputFile