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Can you link an NTFS junction point to a directory on a Network Attached Storage?
I'm using Windows, and I want to use Dropbox to back up a folder outside my Dropbox directory. So I want to create a junction point from my target directory to my Dropbox folder. Accoding to the ...
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using junctions and moving the Recycle Bin to the right partition
I have got two partitions on a PC running Windows XP:
C: system partition
D: data partition
Usually every user has got his user profile on
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>
But I have moved ...
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How do I get Windows 7 to recognize a Junctioned User folder?
I'd like to junction or hard-link my C:\Users[me]\ folder to a folder on my D: drive for space reasons. This has worked for me in the past, but after a recent reformat/reinstall of Win7 x64, Windows ...
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IIS 6 FTP Junctions “volume label syntax is incorrect”
I have created a junction in Windows to give isolated folder access to several users. However, I receive the following error when trying to list the files whilst connected via MS IIS 6.0 FTP server:
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Windows Junction / Move File Issues
I am working on a computer where I am moving C:\Users\User to D:\Users\User and I am going to create a junction. All files moved successfully during the move except:
My Pictures
My Videos
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Why can't I create a junction with Dropbox?
Had to relink my Dropbox after some problems and realized that my old Dropbox folder is "My Dropbox" and the new is "Dropbox". I went ahead and renamed the folder so I wouldn't have to download all of ...
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Windows Junction Points Gone after HDD Power Save
I'm running Windows Server 2012 Essentials with a Junction Point that maps a directory to another.
This functionality works identical in Windows 7 and Windows 8.
My Junction Point looks something ...
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How can I delete a junction that refers to itself?
I am in the middle of a disk upgrade on a machine going from a HDD to a SSD. I just reinstalled the OS on the new drive and am trying to copy the contents of the old drive to a temporary location so ...
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Restore Files from Windows Profile backup
Guides abound on the Internet about how to use Robocopy to save the files in a User's profile directory in Windows 7 (Vista, 8, etc.), using the command:
robocopy [USER] [BACKUP] /MIR /XJ
These ...
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Use Junction to transfer folders to flash drives
I bought a 32 GB USB Flash Drive (made by HP) for the purpose of using it as a speedy hard drive for certain programs. Once I learned about junction (for XP) and mklink, I imagined giving my computer ...
