Mounting partitions on boot drive with WSL2
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Description
# Issue
I have a Linux partition and the windows partition on the same drive, at the moment it's impossible to access the linux partition from windows using WSL, which I find quite frustrating as I'm forced to re-boot into Linux to access the files I need.
## Feature Request
I'd like to be able to mount an individual partition, even if in the boot drive, on WSL.
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Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by locating WSL2's partition-mount handling and the restriction for partitions on the boot drive, then determine the required Windows and Linux-side behavior. Done means an individual Linux partition on the boot drive can be mounted and accessed from WSL without rebooting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100