microsoft / microsoft/WSL

Increase Inodes limit

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Working with large git repos and applications that produce massive amounts of logs and reports
many times fail to complete due to a shortage of free Inodes.

Describe the solution you'd like
Currently, the Inodes limit is 16777216.
A way to increase the disk size and the Inodes count for new WSL2 instances would be great,
without re-installing everything.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by locating the WSL2 instance disk and filesystem allocation paths, then determine whether existing resize mechanisms cover inode limits. Done means new WSL2 instances can increase disk size and inode count without reinstalling.

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Assessment

Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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