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WSL release disk space
## Powershell commands
# Shutdown WSL
wsl --shutdown
# Confirm WSL shutdown
wsl --list -v
# Optimize disk to release extra space
# Update path to vhdx file as per your system
# Usually it is located at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.Ubuntu...\LocalState
Optimize-VHD -Path .\wsl\Ubuntu-20.04\ext4.vhdx -Mode full
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