WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80070050

[ColinMG2]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4460]

WSL Version

2.3.26.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

Default Version: 2

Distro Version

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Other Software

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Repro Steps

I was trying to open my Ubuntu terminal when I ran into this error:
Installing, this may take a few minutes...
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80070050
Error: 0x80070050 The file exists.

Press any key to continue...

[process exited with code 1 (0x00000001)]
You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart.

I do not know how but when I check Linux in my file explorer, it no longer shows any Ubuntu version inside the folder.

Expected Behavior

I was expecting to see it open normally as (base)@COMPUTERNAME where (base) is the conda environment that it usually opens in.

Actual Behavior

I run into the error described before and I cannot even open Ubuntu.

Diagnostic Logs

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