Windows 7 / Symlinks - How do I copy a Symlink to a directory?

Question

Is it possible to copy a Symlink to a directory in Windows 7. When I try to copy a symlink'd directory, it tries to deep copy the contents to the location.

Answer 1

I don't know of a way to do it within Windows Explorer, but you can use xcopy at the command line with the /b argument, see here.

Answer 2

Use a program that supports them, obviously. Far Manager for example allows me to either copy symlinks as links or traverse them and copy their contents: