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## Removable drives on Windows

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5050On macOS, network mounts under `/Volumes/` are currently treated as local folders.
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52## Removable drives on Windows
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54Users can attach a folder on a removable drive, such as a USB stick or an SD card, and file tools work there. The sandbox does not mount removable drives, so shell commands cannot reach them. Copy the relevant files to a local folder before running a script or build against them.
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5256## WSL
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5458You do not need Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to run Claude Desktop or Cowork. On Windows, Cowork's sandbox runs on the operating system's built-in virtualization, which the [readiness check](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/installation#check-device-readiness) verifies. Install the macOS or Windows package (see [System requirements](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/installation#system-requirements)); there is no installation path inside WSL. Run the Windows app and work with WSL files from there.