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sparse VHD

A WSL2 disk-image setting that lets the virtual hard disk backing a distro shrink back down after files are deleted. Without it the disk file only grows, quietly consuming Windows drive space over time.

also written as sparseVhd

Related term

.wslconfigA Windows-side ini file at %UserProfile%\.wslconfig that sets WSL2 VM-wide resource limits like memory, swap, and processor count for every distro.view term

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first used: jul 2026

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30 tips and tricks with Claude Code CLI on WSLClaude Code on WSL returns fewer search matches than exist when a repo sits on /mnt/c. A 2,000-file benchmark, plus 30 fixes for the WSL boundary.guides1 min

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