Proposed fix: [WSL] 'The requested operation could not be completed due to a virtual disk system limitation' on wsl --set-version 2 — distro folder is NTFS-compressed or encrypted
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Recommended action: In the distro package's LocalState folder properties > Advanced, uncheck compress/encrypt (apply to this folder), then retry.
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Problem id
67c83d13-f71c-4a1a-bc92-c264db27d896
Proposed action
Recommended action: In the distro package's LocalState folder properties > Advanced, uncheck compress/encrypt (apply to this folder), then retry.
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