Questions tagged [mklink]

Mklink is a utility provided by Microsoft to create symbolic links to folders and files on Windows, such as "ln" utility in Linux.

37 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
4 votes
0 answers
3k views

Windows 7 NTFS Symbolic Link - Network Share Availability/Timeout

In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, is there a way to quickly detect if the target of a symbolic link is available? For example, a symbolic link is created to a remote share UNC using the ...
John McCarthy's user avatar
3 votes
0 answers
1k views

Symbolic link doesn't work across drives

I'm on Windows 10. Running the command: mklink /D "G:\test" "C:\test" ...Is successful. However, in explorer when I double click the folder on G:\ and try to access any file in there, it says "...
Zov's user avatar
  • 41
2 votes
1 answer
537 views

Windows - can I alias a local folder to a "spoofed" non-existent UNC name?

I am troubleshooting code that runs on a customer's network. I have all the data files and configuration files from the customer and am setting about trying to reproduce the issue. The problem is ...
rossmcm's user avatar
  • 1,596
2 votes
0 answers
425 views

Delete symbolic link to c:\ when not being able to access c:\

I know how to create and delete symbolic links, but now I have a specific problem. I wanted to create a symbolic link from c:\mydata to d:\mydata, but forgot the first parameter, so I entered from c:\:...
Chris's user avatar
  • 21
2 votes
0 answers
123 views

Music metadata missing after mklink

I have successfully linked my NAS music folder to my Windows Music Library but there is a problem with the metadata within the symbolic linked folder. I did this with MKLINK In the original folder on ...
Michael Peberdy's user avatar
2 votes
0 answers
348 views

mklink - subfolders named with non-ASCII characters are inaccessible

I've used mklink to create a a directory symbolic link to a network drive: mklink /d "music" "\\192.168.2.1\mybook\music\" This works fine. However, when trying to access sub-folders via that link ...
roded's user avatar
  • 121
2 votes
0 answers
2k views

mklink directory junctions are inaccessible on Windows 10

I created a junction with the mklink command on Windows 7 and it worked great for the past 2 years. (EDIT: I have now verified that this exact scenario/problem still exists on a brand new laptop with ...
MasterHD's user avatar
  • 273
2 votes
0 answers
871 views

How do I map my Program Files directory to another disk?

I am trying to map my Program Files (x86) directory on my boot SSD to my secondary drive to save space. I am using this exact command: MKLINK /j \\Server-7\C:\"Program Files (x86)" \\Server-7\D:\"...
Matt's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote
0 answers
918 views

Permission problems when accessing symlinks via sftp and scp on Windows Server 2019 with OpenSSH

I set up OpenSSH on a Windows Server 2019 machine and now I'm able to access the machine via ssh from my Windows 10 client. Then I created a folder on the Windows Server which contains several ...
Johannes's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
77 views

Using external drive to backup iPhone – issues with backup now on both locations

I used the instructions to establish a link to an external drive in mklink error: Cannot create a file when that file already exists, but now have both the C: and the external drive D: with a backup ...
max's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
1 answer
38 views

Issues after Hard Drive Failure - Used Mklink, Uninstalled/Reinstalled, Game won't launch

Ok quick background: My system is set up ssd for os and some programs and hdd for secondary programs/storage. I used mklink a while back to link the a game folder in C:\Program Data to a location ...
Byron Stevens's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
335 views

mklink: junction actually doesn't work

I did this from cmd.exe as admin mklink /J "C:\Users\absolute\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup" "E:\iPhone DATA\iTunes BACKUP” and I see confirmation of Junction in cmd and even do ...
narek3's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
1 answer
2k views

mklink in batch file keep returning insufisent permission

I made a code to execute an simbolic link between my Music folder and the music stored in my other hard drive @ECHO OFF SET /p bn=Band Name : md "%E:\Music\%bn%" SET /p dl=Album Name : mklink /d "E:\...
MrBean56's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
3k views

Can't create symlink on Windows VM's mapped network drive

I have a Server 2008 VM (Parallels 9), and I share a folder from OSX via a mapped network drive "T:". I am trying to make a symlink from one folder on T: to another folder on the same drive, like so: ...
Michael come lately's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
1k views

Microsoft OneNote 2010 & symbolic links

OneNote uses a simple folder structure to organise its Sections and Sub-Sections - a Section is a file, a Sub-Section is a subfolder within the notebook which contains its own Section files. What I'd ...
Simon Greatwood's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
3k views

mklink /d not working

I have a folder with my pictures on a network drive. I would like that folder in the pictures library in windows 8. It wouldn't let me add it since the network drive isn't indexed. Windows help said ...
Blake's user avatar
  • 356
1 vote
1 answer
2k views

How to Use Mklink Batch-files with FOR command? (Automatic Junction-Point Recreation)

I'm trying to create a batch-file that creates (DIR) junction points; I commonly use. Bellow is a script, which creates multiple links, to the same location. @echo off for /f %%i in (input.txt) ...
David Debian's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
440 views

Mklink to a password protected folder

I have machine A and a C$ share on machine B. On machine B, I only have access to the share and nothing else (it is password protected). How can I mklink from machine A to the C$ share invoking ...
Owen Davies's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
2k views

Windows 7 Symlink to network drive root

My Ubuntu server provides storage to my Windows 7 workstation through the use of SMB and network drives. One symlink currently links from a network drive to my iTunes library folder. Within that ...
MechEngineer's user avatar
1 vote
3 answers
1k views

What can I not symlink/mklink in the windows folder (i.e. prevent booting)

I have a huge project. I got the scripting down. The script dumps to a .txt file a list of all files under or over a certain size. I then move the files to another hd (depending on how I setup my ...
Joshua Laferriere's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
2k views

mklink gives message "invalid switch"

So I'm trying to move Whatsapp Desktop's media folder from C drive on Windows 10, where I have limited space, to E. I closed Whatsapp (also via the task manager). I moved the media directory to E, and ...
avshae's user avatar
  • 33
0 votes
0 answers
69 views

mklink /d locked out after reboot

Both PC are having the same User name, but different password. PC-1: TestUser / pwd1 PC-2: TestUser / pwd2 Reproduce problem: From PC-1 explorer, click on PC-2 and key in TestUser/pwd2 Create a link ...
s k's user avatar
  • 113
0 votes
2 answers
119 views

Sudo equivalent under windows: mklink, runas requires password, whereas opening an Administrator cmd doesn't

Sometimes I run into the wild idea of creating a symbolic link à la Windows using MKLINK. However, that immediately shouts at me that I'm not privileged enough to do so. My user is an admin, but not ...
tomoyo255's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
66 views

problems creating symbolic links in Windows10

I cannot do mklink, not even as administrator (account 'admin'). I get the message "You don't have sufficient privileg..." or "Access denied". What I tried to do is this, as ...
Staffan Cronstrom's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
160 views

Resilient file or directory linking or automatic link updating?

Is there a file or directory link method that would be dynamic/resilient against target change? I mean if I create a link mklink /d test c:\test I can change the link name after but not rename/move ...
Bricktop's user avatar
  • 303
0 votes
2 answers
671 views

Can't delete folders/files within a symbolic link or junction mklink

I used mklink to create a symbolic link /d to a hard drive. Now, even though I am the owner, confirmed by the "Take Ownership" process, I cannot delete files located in this symbolic link. ...
Stephen Miller's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
311 views

how to link (with mklink) existing 'pictures' folder with already existing 'pictures' folder in onedrive

This might sound a bit complicated. I need to explain the history of my problem. Few years ago I found a helpfull hint to get your local pictures folder included in onedrive by adding a hard link ...
Marnix van Bruggen's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
204 views

`mklink /j` with some files ignored

I use this command to backup files in OneDrive mklink /j "path_in_onedrive" "path_to_backup" Sometimes there are huge files in path_to_backup that I donot need, is there a way work like .gitignore ...
Animeta's user avatar
  • 121
0 votes
0 answers
206 views

Mklink File Type Link Chrome Browser Downloading Files

How do you use mklink to make PDF Files when downloaded go to a certain directory. I want only that file type to go to a directory in my documents folder called PDF So each time i download a PDF ...
Ravensp's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
195 views

Can/should I make a junction from C:\Program Files or DriverStore to my D drive?

I've got this really annoying setup on my laptop, where I've got a teeny little 128 GB SSD for my system drive, and a really generous 1TB HDD. Which does me no freakin' good when a whole bunch of ...
Shaul Behr's user avatar
  • 1,457
0 votes
1 answer
874 views

Using Junction, Symbolic Links, Location and simple move commands

Here is my setup * Bios is UEFI with Legacy Support * c:\ is a SSD Samsung 850 Evo 500GB. Single GPT, with NTFS partition. Over Provisioning is at the end of the drive in Administrative Tools->...
The Accountant's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
291 views

Need symbolic link functionality WITHOUT symbolic pathname

Running Windows 10 Pro. I am trying to work around the 260 character MAX_PATH limitation native to the Win32 API. I have created a series of backups, which we'll say are designed to back up "...
Stephen Hanson's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
1k views

mklink /J created to "Computer"

In trying to create a junction link for my iTunes backup folder, I accidentally pointed to a directory called "Computer/MediaSync" This occurred because I forgot to use quotation marks around the ...
linkedchallenged's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
46 views

What (specifically) happens when you have Win7 move default user folders?

In C:\Users\Myself, I right-click on Videos folder, select "location" tab, click "Move" button, and enter "D:\Videos" as new location; then confirm that this location is added to the Videos library (...
mc510's user avatar
  • 63
0 votes
1 answer
51 views

How to find hard linked folders via programming

Is it possible to identify if a folder is actually a hard link created by mklink? I want to get folders and subsequent sub-folders. But hard linked folders drops me into a loop.
Mehrdad Ahankhah's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
524 views

Mklink to a network share, disconnect results in "location is not available"

I've used mklink in Windows 7 to map a local folder to a network share (the iMac sitting next to me on the gigabit hub at my desk). However, when the iMac goes to sleep, the linked folder becomes ...
Chris's user avatar
  • 505
0 votes
0 answers
266 views

moving User directory failed mlink

I followed this tutorial: move user folder And after restarting my pc and logging in, i get this error message: "C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desk top refers to a location that is ...
Yustme's user avatar
  • 145