Thanks! Yes, the /mnt directory is the "mounted" Windows file system, and that's one of the things the WSL team specifically says to avoid. I'm not sure why they default you to starting in the /mnt directory, but that's why I specifically mentioned in my article to change the default of Windows Terminal to the Ubuntu home directory. Hopefully that'll help others avoid that problem too!
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/mntdirectory is the "mounted" Windows file system, and that's one of the things the WSL team specifically says to avoid. I'm not sure why they default you to starting in the/mntdirectory, but that's why I specifically mentioned in my article to change the default of Windows Terminal to the Ubuntu home directory. Hopefully that'll help others avoid that problem too!