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How to make SUBST mapping persistent across reboots?

I type the following command in order to create link between the Z: directory to the C:\DIR1\DIR2\DIR3\final_dir directory

  Subst  Z: C:\DIR1\DIR2\DIR3\final_dir

The problem is that after reboot the Z: directory is deleted.

My question is: how do I fix that to get the Z: link directory to persist after a reboot?

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Z: is a drive, not a directory.

To answer your question, subst drives are inherently transient.
You need to run that command every time you reboot.

You can do that by putting it in a .bat fil in the Startup directory.

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Is it not the "root directory?" – FreeAsInBeer Mar 27 '11 at 20:18
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Every drive has a root directory - the \ directory in the drive. Z: is a drive; its root directory is Z:\ . – SLaks Mar 27 '11 at 20:19
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