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https://github.com/nikolai2038/move-wsl-data
Powershell-script to move WSL data to a new location
https://github.com/nikolai2038/move-wsl-data
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Powershell-script to move WSL data to a new location
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nikolai2038/move-wsl-data
- Owner: Nikolai2038
- License: agpl-3.0
- Created: 2023-07-19T05:00:16.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-09-28T22:33:54.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-09-29T00:27:36.295Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage:
- Size: 18.6 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Move WSL data
**EN** | [RU](README_RU.md)
## Description
This PowerShell-script allows you to move WSL data to a new location.
Script also helps to reduce size of `ext4.vhdx` (WSL's data file), because for some reason `docker system prune` and `docker builder prune` do not reduce it.
## Requirements
- Windows 10/11;
- PowerShell;
- WSL.
Also, you should have twice as much space on the disk to which you are moving the WSL data than the WSL data itself (or use third argument to change directory for storing temp archive - see below instructions).
It is needed for run since the script creates an archive, and then applies it, creating WSL data, and only then deletes that archive.
## Usage
1. Stop Docker Desktop if you are using it.
2. Run `PowerShell`;
3. Clone the repository:
```powershell
git clone https://github.com/Nikolai2038/move-wsl-data.git
cd move-wsl-data
```
4. See list of available WSLs and remember name of one you want to move:
```powershell
wsl -l -v
```
5. Run script:
```powershell
./move.ps1 [full path to directory to store temp archive]
```
## Example
```powershell
./move.ps1 "docker-desktop-data" "D:\WSL"
```
In this example, after execution, WSL data will be moved to `D:\WSL\docker-desktop-data\ext4.vhdx`.
You can also run script without parameters:
```powershell
./move.ps1
```
In this case PowerShell will request you to enter them one after another.
By default, temp archive will be stored in the directory to store WSL folder.
If you want to specify another, pass all three arguments to the script.
Example:
```powershell
./move.ps1 "docker-desktop-data" "D:\WSL" "E:\temp"
```
## Contribution
Feel free to contribute via [pull requests](https://github.com/Nikolai2038/move-wsl-data/pulls) or [issues](https://github.com/Nikolai2038/move-wsl-data/issues)!