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Mount native ext4 partition in WSL2 [closed]


Windows Subsystem for Linux Brings the Full 4.19 Kernel to Windows said -

In WSL 2, the Linux filesystem is now just using EXT4 directly over a virtual pmem device, so we get Linux native filesystem performance on the Linux side and Windows native filesystem performance on the Windows side (best of both worlds). And with the 9P bridge, we can connect them together for a great integrated experience.

The following informations are found in Windows 10 will soon let you access Linux files from File Explorer -

Windows 10, version 1903 allows Windows 10 File Explorer to access, move and copy files stored inside Windows Subsystem for Linux distros.

To use File Explorer with WSL files, users need to open a WSL distro in Windows 10, change the directory to their Linux home folder, and type explorer.exe

This will open up the window below, which will allow users to manipulate WSL files in the same way as is possible using traditional File Explorer in Windows 10.

However, if you dual-boot Windows with a Linux-based OS, the new feature will not allow File Explorer to access EXT4-formatted partitions used by that Linux-based OS, only the file systems used by the WSL distros.