microsoft / microsoft/WSL

Volume which is mounted in empty NTFS folder is inaccessible

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Description

In Windows Disk Management, I mounted a volume into empty NTFS folder C:\Program Files\Hidden HDD, and didn't assign a drive letter. However, directory /mnt/c/Program Files/Hidden HDD is not exist in Linux, so I can not access to this volume.

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Reproduce the Windows Disk Management setup using the mount point C:\Program Files\Hidden HDD and check whether it appears under /mnt/c. Start by tracing how WSL exposes Windows-mounted NTFS folders; done means the mounted volume is accessible at the corresponding Linux path without a drive letter.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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