Hey @Jim_Hockless1 
I’m sorry to hear that didn’t work. I did some digging through the community forum and I found a similar thread here 
Regarding the UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to Windows directory. response you’re receiving, it may be worth referencing the last post in the thread which recommends mapping the WSL network path to a local drive in Windows first.
This may be what’s preventing your path from being accessible so it might be worth checking this out. I hope it helps!