Failed to attach disk 'C:\Program Files\WSL\system.vhd' to WSL2: The system cannot find the file specified

[VolodymyrKaznacheiev]

Discussed in #11289

^{Originally posted by VladimirKaznacheiev March 12, 2024}
Hi everyone, after PC reboot got this problem:

Does anyone know how to fix it? File is in fact absent there.
Tried also to do export (to create backup and reinstall wsl), but was getting same error.

I really need to save data on it 😭😭😭
Thanks

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[VolodymyrKaznacheiev]

Discussed in #11289

Originally posted by VladimirKaznacheiev March 12, 2024 Hi everyone, after PC reboot got this problem: Does anyone know how to fix it? File is in fact absent there. Tried also to do export (to create backup and reinstall wsl), but was getting same error. I really need to save data on it 😭😭😭 Thanks

Was fixed by rolling back WSL version to 2.1.4.0 using installer