Just look for a folder named after the Linux distribution. In the Linux distribution’s folder, double-click the “LocalState” folder, and then double-click the “rootfs” folder to see its files. Note: In older versions of Windows 10, these files were stored under C:UsersNameAppDataLocallxss.

Where does Linux subsystem store files?

Note: In beta versions of WSL, your “Linux files” are any of the files and folders under %localappdata%lxss – which is where the Linux filesystem – distro and your own files – are stored on your drive.

Where is the root directory of WSL?

It can be used to install or move a WSL distribution to any folder of your computer. You can use lxRunOffline get-dir to obtain the path of the installation folder. The root is in the rootfs sub-folder.