You can access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using Explorer on Windows 11/10. Open Explorer from WSL Terminal or launch the root from Explorer.

In spite of the huge differences between Linux and Windows, sharing files between the systems is surprisingly easy. Here’s a look at two very different ways to make this happen.

Send your Linux-related questions to the e-mail address at the end of this column and we’ll answer the best ones here. Q: Is there a way to access the files on my Windows drives from Linux?

In the last installment of this series I showed how to quickly mount a shared folder on a Windows Vista machine from a Linux machine (specifically, from one running Ubuntu 6.10). This solution ...

Anyone who uses both Linux and Windows knows the problem. You need a couple of files that are on the Windows partition, but you forgot to copy them to a floppy or to the server before rebooting to ...

You can easily set up your Linux computer to have read and write access to the files housed on a nearby Windows computer. If you've used Macs in the past, the process is practically identical.

This post provides guidance on how PC users can easily Add or Remove Linux from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11/10.

Tom installs and uses Edge DX to monitor his WSL Linux instance and explains how to access files from and to Windows systems.