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| REM List the running distros | |
| wsl --list -v | |
| REM Shutdown all distros | |
| wsl --shutdown | |
| REM create a directory on a different drive (not necessary) to move the data | |
| mkdir e:\system\docker\wsl-{distro}\ | |
| REM export the distro data to tar | |
| wsl --export {distro-name} "e:\system\docker\wsl-{distro}\{distro-name}.tar" | |
| REM remove / unregister distro | |
| wsl --unregister {distro-name} | |
| REM import distro by setting up new data directory, the second arg is new data directory | |
| wsl --import {distro-name} "e:\system\docker\wsl-{distro}" "e:\system\docker\wsl-{distro}\{distro-name}.tar" --version 2 | |
| REM delete the exported file, now you would see new .vhdx file under new distro directory | |
| del "e:\system\docker\wsl-{distro}\{distro-name}.tar" | |
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