0

I am running out of space on the c drive of a shared work windows computer. I am currently running ubuntu using wsl downloaded in the c drive and I'm hoping to move it to free up some space in the drive.

If i copied the installation into a usb stick, would i be able to run this from the usb stick on the windows computer via wsl? That is, would i be able to access the linux installation virtually whilst still being booted into windows, as opposed to booting directly into linux as you can using a bootable usb.

If this is possible, would i be able to do the same on different windows PCs with wsl installed? And further, how would this effect my ability to run an ssh server from the ubuntu installation?

Improve this question
3
  • WSL is an installed App like other Apps. I do not believe WSL has a portable version. Accordingly you cannot do what you are trying to do here
    – anon
    Commented Jul 24, 2023 at 23:32
  • WSL does not have a portable version nor can it be made into one since it’s (now) a UWP application before of course it was an optional feature of Windows. WSL like all UWP can be installed on another drive.
    – Ramhound
    Commented Jul 24, 2023 at 23:43
  • alright, thanks for your help guys
    – Adrien Amour
    Commented Jul 24, 2023 at 23:47

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
0

I am running out of space on the c drive of a shared work windows computer.

WSL is a small type of virtual machine and uses space similar to a small virtual machine.

Accordingly, and since WSL does not lend itself to being a portable installation, your best approach for the medium and longer term would be to install a much larger drive C:

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .