The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

[sisrfeng]

Describe the bug

After this:

There was E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx
When I issued wsl, a window flashed out and I could not get into ubuntu.
I issued wsl --list --verbose and could find ubuntu, but its state was "stop".

Then I try wsl --unregister Ubuntu

Now wsl --list shows nothing, but E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx is still there.
How can I use the E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx? I have important files in that ubuntu distro

In pwsh.exe:

PS C:\Users\MeMeMe> wsl --import Ubuntu E:\wsl E:\wsl\ext4.vhdx
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

[pxlrbt]

Was there no output by the script?
Why did you run wsl --unregister Ubuntu?
I don't think you can import ext4.vhdx only *.tar files

I would try to re-register the WSL distro via Registry.

[SayakMukhopadhyay]

I think I tried to fix something like this in #32

[pxlrbt]

We don't know, as they didn't provide any logs or steps.

[sisrfeng]

Was there no output by the script? Why did you run wsl --unregister Ubuntu? I don't think you can import ext4.vhdx only *.tar files

I would try to re-register the WSL distro via Registry.

The output of move-wsl.ps1 is :
Done!

Then I thought everything was OK, and wanted to start using my ubuntu.
I issued wsl, then a window flashed out and I could not get into ubuntu.

I searched with keywords "wsl state stop", and found an issue in wsl official repo, and a comment adviced using wsl --unregister Ubuntu. Now I think that comment is misleading.

"re-register the WSL distro via Registry"
Today I read microsoft/WSL#4591 (comment)
and here is my HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss:

Should I do this and press OK now ?

[pxlrbt]

Sorry, I am not on Windows anymore, so I cannot test. Either this or that: microsoft/WSL#4591 (comment)

[SayakMukhopadhyay]

@sisrfeng please dont change registry settings without you knowing what they do or you trust the source. I will get back to you once I figure out the root cause for this.

[sisrfeng]

Hi, any update?
Many thanks~

[sisrfeng]

Hi, @SayakMukhopadhyay, any update?
Many thanks