Backing up files in AppData\Local\lxss: Does that "work"?

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So, my Windows installation is fucked, and I can only get to Safe Mode where WSL can't be run. Out of desperation, I just went through the process of backing up the WSL files through Windows via the lxss folder. (Yes, I was still using legacy WSL.) My question is, how likely is it that I can restore from this backup and have a sound WSL again? Will user permissions be messed up? Just before things went to hell with Windows, I had the C drive remounted in WSL to support metadata, does that mean the needed metadata will be in my backup when I restore from it? My Windows 10 version is 1903.

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