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how to make wsl export

/**
 * How to make backup for Windows Subsystem for Linux?
 */
wsl --export distroName pathfileName.tar.gz

wsl import

/**
 * How to load Windows Subsystem for Linux from backup?
 * - backup importing means a new install,
 *   so you need to an unused distroName and installPath
 */
wsl --import distroName installPath backupPathfileName.tar.gz

wsl import

You first must export the WSL distribution you wish to clone.

1. wsl.exe --export OriginalDistributionName FileName.tar

You must now import the distribution you just cloned with the following command:

2. wsl.exe --import ClonedDistributionName InstallLocation FileName.tar

You can start the cloned distribution by running the following command:

3. wsl --distribution ClonedDistributionName