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WebStorm can not locate WSL files

I have been working on a project from WSL distribution which used yarn and docker so when I tested the project locally, it took up a lot of space. I already have little space on my disk, so when I ran the project today it malfunctioned and had some cache issues. I restarted my laptop and now I can't open the project again.

Error after I tried to open the project from 'Recent projects'

I tried to manually open the project, but I got this error:

Error after I tried to open the project from 'Open' and entering the path myself

I can access the WSL distribution from Windows File Explorer by putting the address \wsl.localhost\Ubuntu-24.04. I tried to open the project with 'Open With' function but instead of the project WebStorm started in LightEdit mode.

I can open the project in VSCode without a problem.

I worked on this project from WSL in WebStorm for months now. I even reinstalled WebStorm and I still have this issue

Solution

  • I restarted my laptop and the issue resolved by itself!

    I don't know if this will help everyone with this problem, but I restarted my laptop and now I can open the project without a problem. There were also discussions about this issue a few years ago on Jetbrains forums, so you might find something useful here: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360010604480-WSL2-specified-path-cannot-be-found

    https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-2327/WSL2-specified-path-cannot-be-found