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  1. Backup any critical data.
  2. Launch an administrative PowerShell session.
  3. Change directory like cd "C:\Users\andrew\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState"
  4. Run optimize-vhd -Path ext4.vhdx -Mode full
  5. Wait a few minutes for the process to complete.
  6. Relaunch WSL.
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