I would like to know when I am browsing a symbolic link folder as I have had issues with copying directories then missing the fact that symbolic links have been lost through the copy operation etc. Is there a way to visualise symbolic links in Explorer?
asked Jun 25, 2017 at 23:08
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Natively, no, there does not appear to be a way to do it.
But you can with an Explorer shell extension, such as Link Shell Extension.
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Note that you might have to do some registry hacking to get the icons to show up, such as prepending empty spaces before registry names: schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html#faq– endolithMar 8, 2019 at 16:33
Sorry about the bad answer before.
You can either right click the symbolic link (this may have not been an option in previous versions of windows) and open Properties > Customize > Change Icon...
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Create a desktop.ini file in the folder the symbolic link opens and add in the following:
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconResource=C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll,137
You can get the number doing the first option on a local folder and copying it's desktop.ini. Got the info from here: https://superuser.com/a/687031/986631
I know this post is old but here is a solution I found. Their may be an easier/better way but it has worked for me. You will need to change the CreateShortcut, TargetPath, and IconLocation. Icon numbers start with 0 and count going from top to bottom. It may not show the icon right away but you will be able to at least change it once created.
$Shell = New-Object -ComObject ("WScript.Shell")
$Favorite = $Shell.CreateShortcut("C:\Users\$env:username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network` Shortcuts\Test.lnk")
$Favorite.TargetPath = "\\server\directory";
$Favorite.IconLocation = "%SystemRoot%\system32\imageres.dll,8"
$Favorite.Save()
