# pxlrbt/move-wsl

Easily move your WSL distros VHDX file to a new location.

Repository: https://github.com/pxlrbt/move-wsl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/move-wsl
Language: PowerShell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: wsl2, wsl, bash-script, batch-script, powershell-script, maintainer-wanted, windows, powershell
Last push: 2024-05-24T13:56:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2357, "days_push": 831, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1553, forks 156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.884456+00:00)

## What it is
An interactive PowerShell script that moves WSL 1 and WSL 2 distro VHDX files to a new location using official wsl commands. It automates exporting, unregistering, and re-importing a distro to relocate its virtual disk.

## Use cases
- move wsl distro to another drive
- relocate wsl vhdx file to free up c drive space
- move ubuntu wsl installation to d drive
- transfer wsl2 virtual disk to new location
- migrate docker desktop wsl data to another disk

## When to avoid
- you need active maintenance or bug fixes, since the maintainer no longer updates it
- you cannot tolerate risk of a broken WSL disk and lack a backup
- you want to move Docker's WSL distro without first stopping the Docker service

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, file-system, cli
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: wsl, wsl2, vhdx, powershell-script, disk-management, command-line

## Member repositories
- pxlrbt/move-wsl (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.884456+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:10.075759+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pxlrbt/move-wsl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.884456+00:00, sha c1b41c32b95e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.