StoreMI 2.0 with WSL

[SushiMonster]

I have a new ryzen 5000 build in the works and I am deciding on the drive configuration I want.

Pretty sure im going with:

- 1TB NVME SSD (boot drive/windows + non-games windows applications and folders)

- 500GB NVME SSD (SSD Cache for HDD via StoreMI 2.0)

- 4TB HDD (games, datasets, movies, photos etc)

 

So I will most likely have all my projects on the hard drive and I mainly develop in WSL so I am wondering if I set up StoreMI in Windows will I still benefit from the caching when I read/write to files on my HDD in WSL?

[GoodBytes]

10 hours ago, SushiMonster said:

I have a new ryzen 5000 build in the works and I am deciding on the drive configuration I want.

Pretty sure im going with:

- 1TB NVME SSD (boot drive/windows + non-games windows applications and folders)

- 500GB NVME SSD (SSD Cache for HDD via StoreMI 2.0)

- 4TB HDD (games, datasets, movies, photos etc)

 

So I will most likely have all my projects on the hard drive and I mainly develop in WSL so I am wondering if I set up StoreMI in Windows will I still benefit from the caching when I read/write to files on my HDD in WSL?

 

 

 

 

 

That is a great question.

I don't know. What I do know, is files related to WSL should be manipulated inside WSL itself or via Network drive map. (This is why "Linux" was added on the navigation pane, which is really network map drive done for you). Accessing WSL file from the outside (read is fine, but writing is the issue), will corrupt these files from working under WSL.

 

So, unless there is a Linux version of StoreMi, I don't think it will work for you. It might end up breaking everything (unless it support network folders, in which you need to set it up to do it's stuff through it) By default, WSL is in your C:\ drive.

[SushiMonster]

9 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

That is a great question.

I don't know. What I do know, is files related to WSL should be manipulated inside WSL itself or via Network drive map. (This is why "Linux" was added on the navigation pane, which is really network map drive done for you). Accessing WSL file from the outside (read is fine, but writing is the issue), will corrupt these files from working under WSL.

 

So, unless there is a Linux version of StoreMi, I don't think it will work for you. It might end up breaking everything (unless it support network folders, in which you need to set it up to do it's stuff through it) By default, WSL is in your C:\ drive.

Thank for this info. There are linux versions of ssd caching  but I doubt I can use that and StoreMI at the same time. I will do some more digging and maybe cautiously attempt something when I have the pc built soon.

In the worst case I guess I am not completely opposed to having WSL live solely on on the C: since I will have a TB of space which I doubt I will fill with just projects for a long time.

Will update if I ever get it working.

Thanks again S.

[GoodBytes]

27 minutes ago, SushiMonster said:

Thank for this info. There are linux versions of ssd caching  but I doubt I can use that and StoreMI at the same time. I will do some more digging and maybe cautiously attempt something when I have the pc built soon.

In the worst case I guess I am not completely opposed to having WSL live solely on on the since I will have a TB of space which I doubt I will fill with just projects for a long time.

Will update if I ever get it working.

Thanks again S.

I think WSL in C:\ is perfectly fine in your case. I work with WSL on a daily basis, and I am on 250GB SSD... this is my only drive (mind you this isn't done on my gaming PC. so, no games, explains why space isn't an issue).