First, because the Windows file system does not support permission attributes of a Linux file system, it is mounted by default with read/write access for root and read-only access for users.

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

How to Edit Files in Ubuntu via Putty. Occasionally, when you read tutorials about managing a website you will read that you need to connect to your website via a secure shell client, such as ...

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.

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Linux Can Access Windows Files, but It's Not Ideal Technically, you can move files around in a Linux-Windows dual boot system, but it’s not optimal.

If you are using a Linux distribution like Ubuntu, you might prefer to use the intuitive Files application, which works in a very similar manner to file management systems in Windows 11 or macOS.