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Access wsl files from windows

Access windows files on wsl

cd /mnt/c

Open WSL folder in windows explorer

#go to network explorer and type below

\\wsl$

Source: ntweekly.com

Windows how to access wsl from explorer

from explorer \\wsl$
from powershell: cd \\wsl$\<DistributionName> 

in my case DistributionName is Ubuntu20.04

Access wsl files from windows

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc\LocalState\rootfs\

Source: superuser.com

How to access the local machine using WSL

You can access your local machine using Windows Linux subsystem by accessing mnt folder in the root directory of the bash.
Just type, cd / 
-- this will get you to the root folder.
Then type, cd mnt
-- this will get you inside the mnt directory
Then type, ls -ltr
-- this will list down the drives in your local computer. From here yo can access anything you want on your local computer.

Access WSL filesystem from Windows

\\wsl$

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