list before export 1 wsl -l -v 1 2 3 PS C:\Users\mysel> wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION * Ubuntu-22.04 Stopped 2 delete cache to reduce disk cost 1 rm -rf /home/ia/.cache/* export 1 wsl.exe --export Ubuntu-22.04 I:\wslback\Ubuntu-22.04.bak import 1 wsl.exe --import U22 i:\wsl\u22\ d:\wslback\Ubuntu-22.04.bak run 1 wsl.exe -d U22 list after import 1 wsl -l -v 1 2 3 4 PS C:\Users\mysel> wsl -l -v NAME STATE VERSION * Ubuntu-22.04 Stopped 2 U22 Running 2 show location 1 Get-ChildItem HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss | ForEach-Object {Get-ItemProperty $_.PSPath} | Select-Object DistributionName,BasePath access from explorer 1 \\wsl.localhost\U22 add to Windows Terminal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 { "commandline": "wsl.exe -d U22", "guid": "{e5a83caa-4c73-52b3-ae6b-bc438d721ef9}", "hidden": false, "name": "U22", "source": "CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu22.04LTS_79rhkp1fndgsc", "startingDirectory": "~" },