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- How can I create a symbolic link on Windows 10? - Super User
Further Reading An A-Z Index of the Windows CMD command line - An excellent reference for all things Windows cmd line related mklink - Create a symbolic link to a directory or a file, or create a hard file link or directory junction
- MKLINK – Create and Use Links in Windows | Tutorials
As so many other things in computing, Windows Links seem more complicated to understand and use than what they really are in reality This tutorial will tell you how to create and use links using MKLINK to redirect system queries made to a local or network storage location to another location In this tutorial we will concentrate on the most important link type, a Directory Junction A
- Difference between MKLINK D and J (Symbolic link and junction)
4 If you run mklink ? you will get the information that it's used to create a symbolic link While the J switch would make it a junction instead of a link For a view of the differences you could check the question What is the difference between NTFS Junction Points and Symbolic Links? or the information on Wikipedia
- directory junction vs directory symbolic link? - Super User
597 In the context of NTFS: MKLINK [[ D] | [ H] | [ J]] Link Target D Creates a directory symbolic link Default is a file symbolic link H Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link J Creates a Directory Junction Link specifies the new symbolic link name Target specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link refers to
- Difference between D and J options for mklink command when syncing . . .
I have read two tutorials suggesting using the mklink command to create a link between the folder and the OneDrive sync folder, but they use different options: D and J The first tutorial recommends using the J option to create a directory junction, which is a type of symbolic link that can link directories across different volumes
- How can I delete a symbolic link in Windows? - Super User
Be very careful If you have a symbolic link that is a directory (made with mklink d) then using del will delete all of the files in the target directory (the directory that the link points to), rather than just the link SOLUTION: rmdir on the other hand will only delete the directory link, not what the link points to
- Moving Windows folders around with Junction links (mklink)
Now, the mklink provides a neat little thing called Junction links - if I boot in cmd prompt, and move all of the files to the other hard drive, and then run this: mklink J C:\Windows\Installer D:\Windows\Installer Will I be messing up my Windows in some way, or is this an OK thing to do?
- Syncing any local folders to OneDrive using mklink command
Syncing any local folders to OneDrive using mklink command Ask Question Asked 4 years, 2 months ago Modified 3 years, 3 months ago
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