Using mklink /h results in “Access is denied.”

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From command prompt with Administrator privilages:

c:\>mklink /h c:\dirA c:\Users\Piotr\dirB
Access is denied.

I'm on Vista x64. Using /j or /d instead of /h works. What's the problem?

David Freitas · Answer 1 · 2011-04-12 07:16:15Z

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Hard links can only be used for files, not directories.

answered Apr 11 '11 at 10:30

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David Freitas · Answer 2 · 2011-04-08 18:59:04Z

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I had the same issue: check that the file or folder that you are trying to create doesn't already exist (c:\dirA).

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

	Folder `c:\dirA` does not exist. – Piotr Dobrogost Apr 8 '11 at 21:15
	OK, in this case, it's probably because it's being created on the root of c:\, see if creating it in another directory helps? – David Freitas Apr 9 '11 at 7:19
	I see nothing special about c:\ in this case. – Piotr Dobrogost Apr 9 '11 at 13:50

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Zord · Answer 3 · 2011-09-08 16:47:39Z

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As far as I know hard links are allowed for files only, not directories. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(WS.10).aspx

answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

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