A comment at How to create a directory hard link in Windows? states it is "technically possible" to create a hard link to a directory, but so far I have not found anything about how to implement this. Is there a way to do this in Windows 10? I don't mind using third party software, but I don't want a symbolic link or a junction point.
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1The comment doesn't say you can create them on Windows – just that they aren't impossible as a concept and that certain other operating systems have successfully implemented them.– u1686_grawityMar 19, 2022 at 7:18
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@user1686 That makes sense. Although I still am not sure what makes them impossible on Windows. If I created one on a USB on another OS that supported creating them, and opened the USB on Windows, would it recognise the hard link? Or does Windows just not have the code to deal with them at all?– potato-burgerMar 19, 2022 at 8:23
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@potato-burger Does NTFS even support directory hard links, as it doesn't appear Windows does since a hard link is a directory entry for a file?– JW0914Mar 19, 2022 at 12:00
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@JW0914 That was supposed to be a part of my question. I wasn't sure if directory hard links were completely unsupported in NTFS, or if there was just something blocking them from being created on Windows. As this question is closed, (which is my fault for not making the question clear enough), I'll create a new question that is explained clearer.– potato-burgerMar 19, 2022 at 23:17
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@potato-burger For what purpose are you trying to create a directory hard link over a symbolic link?– JW0914Mar 20, 2022 at 1:20
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