If you have a LUKS-encrypted partition on another disk, it's easy to mount it inside WSL.
List your disks:
> wmic diskdrive list brief
Mount the whole disk inside WSL (using --bare
so WSL doesn't attempt to mount it automatically):
> wsl --mount \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 --bare
Now inside WSL, check the device name of the mounted disk (something like /dev/sd*
):
$ dmesg | tail
Open the LUKS device (it'll prompt for your passphrase):
$ sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdd3 my-encrypted-disk
And mount it somewhere:
$ sudo mount /dev/mapper/my-encrypted-disk /somewhere
Avoid mounting on /mnt
because that's usually used by WSL itself to mount your C:
drive.
@nextgenthemes In the latest Windows 11, there is a
Linux
icon whereThis PC
andNetwork
are. You can access the WSL filesystem there.So
/somewhere
inside WSL would be\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\somewhere
(if you're using the default Ubuntu distro).