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open WSL folder in windows explorer

#go to network explorer and type below

wsl$

how to open directory from wsl

# This opens the current directory you are in
explorer.exe .

wsl folder linux windows access

#From win host
Open File Explorer.
Type wsl$<wsl-distro-name> in the address bar.

#From the wsl distro 
#You can also map it to a specific folder in the win host if you want (symbolic link)
ls -s /wsl-dir-you-wanna-map /mnt/c/Users/<username>/<desired-path>



#by Leo Av

how to open explorer in wsl linux directory

#Type this:
from explorer wsl$
from shell: explorer.exe

windows how to access wsl from explorer

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

in my case DistributionName is Ubuntu20.04

wsl windows directory

wsl$

where is wsl folder in windows

%LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesCanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgscLocalState
ootfs

access wsl files from windows

C:Users\%USERNAME%AppDataLocalPackagesCanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgscLocalState
ootfs