WSL2 is a fantastic product. The ability to debug python code on ubuntu and alt-tab to Steam is unparalleled.
However there is a fundamental issue - Microsoft is treating this as a toy project. The number 1 problem is that the file system inside an Ubuntu shell/wsl2-container is sitting inside a hidden file system.
It is is not exposed to the rest of windows and neither to backup tools like Dropbox, etc.
So you have a huge chance of losing important documents inside a WSL2 container.
Now, you can "Cd /c/Documents" and do your work - but this filesystem is unimaginably slow. Not sure if it is because of file mounts, etc. The performance is incredibly bad.
If there are WSL2 devs here - please make the working container filesystem as a first class directory inside the rest of windows. I'll live with performance issues for a while...but this is a blocker.
yes - however those paths are not available to any backup system. if you want to switch from ubuntu to fedora, there is no easy way to do it.
If you accidentally uninstall ubuntu, you will lose that partition (and all your work). this has happened to me once already.
In linux, you just have a separate /home partition . You can have a dozen operating systems, merrily using the same home partition. you can trash your OS, but your home directory doesnt get trashed.
i have a pending request to offer the concept of a "home directory". the filesystem on which i work inside wsl2 should not be opaque to the rest of the operating system.
However there is a fundamental issue - Microsoft is treating this as a toy project. The number 1 problem is that the file system inside an Ubuntu shell/wsl2-container is sitting inside a hidden file system.
It is is not exposed to the rest of windows and neither to backup tools like Dropbox, etc. So you have a huge chance of losing important documents inside a WSL2 container. Now, you can "Cd /c/Documents" and do your work - but this filesystem is unimaginably slow. Not sure if it is because of file mounts, etc. The performance is incredibly bad.
If there are WSL2 devs here - please make the working container filesystem as a first class directory inside the rest of windows. I'll live with performance issues for a while...but this is a blocker.