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12 lines
526 B
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# Clear Unused Disk Space
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WSL will grow but never shrink the size of the virtual disk. This can be a problem if you have a lot of unused space in your WSL virtual disk. You can reclaim this space by running the following command in PowerShell admin:
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```powershell
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wsl --shutdown
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# Navigate to the location of the ext4.vhdx file. This is usually in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\<distro>\LocalState\ext4.vhdx
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# Run the following command to compact the virtual disk
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Optimize-VHD -Path .\ext4.vhdx -Mode Full
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``` |