The primary file system used by WSL is VolFs. See the WSL blog post on File System Support: In earlier iterations of Windows Subsystem for Linux, the Ubuntu file system was at %localappdata%\Lxss (e.g., C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Lxss - replace the Username with your Username on Windows). For example:Ĭ:\Users\\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState - benhillisįor WSL2 you can access to home directory from windows (Windows 10 build 18342) like this : \\wsl$ For Ubuntu installed from the Windows store:Įach distribution you install through the store is installed to thatĪpplication's appdata directory.
