Compact a WSL distro's virtual disk to reclaim unused storage space.
WSL's virtual disk grows when needed but doesn't shrink by itself. Here is how to reclaim the unused space. This can sometimes free hundreds of GBs for use on Windows.
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/ userscript_scroll-hijack-fixer.user.js
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May 24, 2026 15:46
Scroll Hijacking Fixer (Selective)
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| // ==UserScript== | |
| // @name Scroll Hijacking Fixer (Selective) | |
| // @namespace https://willpresley.com/ | |
| // @version 1.7 | |
| // @description Selectively disable scroll hijacking on specific domains. | |
| // @author Billy Presley | |
| // @license Apache-2.0 | |
| // @match *://*/* | |
| // @grant GM_setValue | |
| // @grant GM_getValue |
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/ stylus_virtana-zenoss.css
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January 20, 2026 14:14
Stylus - Virtana-Zenoss Style Tweaks
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| /* ==UserStyle== | |
| @name Virtana-Zenoss Style Tweaks [willpresley] | |
| @version 1.0.0 | |
| @author WillPresley | |
| ==/UserStyle== */ | |
| @-moz-document url-prefix("https://ohioit.zenoss.io/cz0/zport/dmd/Events/"), url-prefix("https://ohioit.virtana.ai/cz0/zport/dmd/Events/") { | |
| /* ============================================================ | |
| Dark-theme header logo override | |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ |
WillPresley
/ wordpress-password-reset-multisite.php
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November 12, 2025 14:48
— forked from eteubert/wordpress-passwort-reset-unmultisite.php
WordPress Multisite: Password Reset on Local Blog
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| <?php | |
| /** | |
| * Plugin Name: Multisite — Local Password Reset | |
| * Plugin URI: https://gist.github.com/WillPresley/6c4d736158f9988fe5298b7fbf03d9cf | |
| * Description: Keep users on their subsite for the entire password reset flow in WP Multisite (lost password, reset links in emails, titles, etc). | |
| * Version: 1.2.0 | |
| * Author: Will Presley | |
| * Author URI: https://willpresley.com | |
| * License: MIT | |
| * |
WillPresley
/ wsl-disk-space.md
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May 16, 2025 15:36
— forked from janderudder/wsl-disk-space.md
Reclaim WSL's virtual disk unused space
WillPresley
/ Obbe-Vermeij_Development of the Trilogy-and-IV.md
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December 1, 2023 17:40
Development of the Trilogy & IV by Obbe Vermeij
By Obbe Vermeij
What life was like inside Rockstar North.
Original source: insiderockstarnorth.blogspot.com | Archive.org
Articles preserved as posted
WillPresley
/ wsl-backup-and-compress.ps1
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April 17, 2025 04:33
Backup WSL2 Virtual Disks and Compress with 7-Zip
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| # Backup WSL2 virtual disks using native functions and compress them using 7zip | |
| ## Will Presley, 2020 | |
| ## willpresley.com | |
| #### http://mats.gardstad.se/matscodemix/2009/02/05/calling-7-zip-from-powershell/ | |
| # Alias for 7-zip | |
| if (-not (test-path "$env:ProgramFiles\7-Zip\7z.exe")) {throw "$env:ProgramFiles\7-Zip\7z.exe needed"} | |
| set-alias sz "$env:ProgramFiles\7-Zip\7z.exe" | |
| #### Alternative native PS 7-zip: https://www.sans.org/blog/powershell-7-zip-module-versus-compress-archive-with-encryption/ |
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| /* PrivateBin Bootstrap CSS Changes -- Will Presley -- https://gist.github.com/WillPresley/159b1027010f88eb3e2b026c8c66756e */ | |
| footer h4 small { display: none; } | |
| #aboutbox { font-size: 12px; text-align: right; line-height: 1.15; } | |
| @media (min-width: 992px) { #aboutbox { padding-left: 75px; } } | |
| @media (min-width: 1280px) { #aboutbox { padding-left: 200px; padding-left: 12vw; } } |
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/ monitorr-min.css
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April 17, 2020 15:27
— forked from Generator/monitorr-min.css
Monitorr slim minimal - forked & updated in 2020
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| /* Monitorr minimal - WillPresley fork - https://gist.github.com/WillPresley/b80072238c665ba1170e03cc092c0ab6 */ | |
| body.embedded-view { | |
| background: transparent !important; | |
| margin-bottom: 0 !important; | |
| } | |
| body.embedded-view #footer {display:none !important;} | |
| #headermin { | |
| margin-top: 0; |
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| /* GLOBAL/Interface */ | |
| .flux .item.website > a { margin-right: 10px; } | |
| /* All Feeds */ | |
| .content blockquote p { margin: 1em; } | |
| /* Android Police */ | |
| div[data-feed="3"] .content header, | |
| div[data-feed="3"] .content header ~ div:first-of-type, | |
| div[data-feed="3"] .content header ~ div:nth-last-child(3) { display: none; } |
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| # folders and files to be ignored by git | |
| ############ | |
| ## Bones | |
| ############ | |
| Bones.esproj/ | |
| ############ | |
| ## IDEs |
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