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I wasn't looking for docs on a folder, I was looking for docs about WSL (of which there were none other than the blog post about how to install and enable it, a

I wasn't looking for docs on a folder, I was looking for docs about WSL (of which there were none other than the blog post about how to install and enable it, at the time). It's beta software, and I'm not complaining (my review of WSL at the time commented on this problem, without knowing it was a known issue, and I just said something to the effect of, "I won't do that again!" rather than "I'm gonna burn down Microsoft for doing this to me!"). It's no big deal, really. I didn't expect miracles, and it all works much better than I expected. I wish the interop were better, but I'm pleased it's even something Microsoft is trying to do.

wvenable 10y ago
That quote comes from here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/04/22/windows-subsystem-for-linux-overview/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/04/22/windows-subs... But I suspect they specifically wouldn't mention it because it's an implementation detail people aren't supposed to know about or look into. The problem might have been more widespread had they actually said "Don't change anything in this specific hard to find hidden/system protected folder"
- SwellJoe 10y ago
  Cool. I might have even read that at some point in the process and lacked enough understanding of the system to know what it meant. I found the process of getting WSL installed quite confusing, so maybe I was distracted. But, reading it even now, it doesn't jump out at me that using a Windows app to mess with Linux files would be disastrous (it was not disastrous for me, but had the files been important, it would have been, as they disappeared). It sounds like it's a thing that just wouldn't work;, e.g. Windows apps wouldn't see them at all, rather than it would potentially destroy your Linux installation, which is what this blog post indicates can happen.
  - ocdtrekkie 10y ago
    Wouldn't your OS not being able to see files from a component on your computer be even worse?

wvenable 10y ago

That quote comes from here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/04/22/windows-subsystem-for-linux-overview/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/04/22/windows-subs... But I suspect they specifically wouldn't mention it because it's an implementation detail people aren't supposed to know about or look into. The problem might have been more widespread had they actually said "Don't change anything in this specific hard to find hidden/system protected folder"

SwellJoe 10y ago
Cool. I might have even read that at some point in the process and lacked enough understanding of the system to know what it meant. I found the process of getting WSL installed quite confusing, so maybe I was distracted. But, reading it even now, it doesn't jump out at me that using a Windows app to mess with Linux files would be disastrous (it was not disastrous for me, but had the files been important, it would have been, as they disappeared). It sounds like it's a thing that just wouldn't work;, e.g. Windows apps wouldn't see them at all, rather than it would potentially destroy your Linux installation, which is what this blog post indicates can happen.
- ocdtrekkie 10y ago
  Wouldn't your OS not being able to see files from a component on your computer be even worse?