Windows 7: How can I enumerate all hardlinks on my boot drive

Ztruker · 22 Apr 2012

Is there anything available in Windows 7 that will allow me to create a list of all the hardlinks and the files or folders they point to on my boot drive?

I know I can do a fsutil hardlink list <file> to enumerate a single hardlink but what I'd like is a list of all hardlinks and the source they point to.

If nothing is available in Win 7, does anyone know of a program I can download to do this?

pbcopter · 22 Apr 2012

You can use dir /al /s

in the Command prompt

To get a text file output

dir /al /s > C:\Link.txt

Ztruker · 22 Apr 2012

Doesn't work. I tried from C:\Windows and C:\Windows\system32, both of which I know have hard links and noting was reported.

Quote:

C:\Windows>dir /al /s
Volume in drive C is D370_C
Volume Serial Number is C89E-70E8
File Not Found

C:\Windows>cd System32

C:\Windows\System32>dir /al /s
Volume in drive C is D370_C
Volume Serial Number is C89E-70E8
File Not Found

FOr example:

Quote:

C:\Windows\System32>fsutil hardlink list msiexec.exe
\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe
\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-installer-executable_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_a7a77a3b9cb96ce6\msiexec.exe

So a hardlink is not a reparsepoint.

Quote:

C:\Windows\System32>fsutil reparsepoint query msiexec.exe
Error: The file or directory is not a reparse point.

seavixen32 · 22 Apr 2012

I'm not sure if this information is what you're after, but I'll post the link anyway.

Link Shell Extension

Ztruker · 22 Apr 2012

Thanks, I already have that extension installed. Works great for individual files or folders but does not provide a way to scan a folder or drive for all hardlinks.

DavidW7ncus · 22 Apr 2012

Don't know if you get that info with this

Hard-Link Migration Store

seavixen32 · 22 Apr 2012

Once again, I'm not sure if Junction Link Magic is an example of what you want, but here it is:

Junction Link Magic

SIW2 · 22 Apr 2012

NTFSLinksView - View NTFS symbolic links and junction points

Don't see anything there for hardlinks, tho.

karlsnooks · 22 Apr 2012

ZTrucker,
I'm more disturbed that DIR produces an error message.
Did you go to a command prompt, that is, did you:
WIN | type CMD.EXE | ENTER
WIN=key with microsoft logo on top.

Ztruker · 23 Apr 2012

I run with UAC disabled and issued the dir commands from a Command Prompt window. Tried it as you mentioned with the same Not found message.

NTFSLinksView - no hardlink support.
JunctionMagic - no hardlink support.
Hard-Link Migration Store - nothing to do with listing existing hardlinks.

Looks like the only way to do this is to iterate through all folders and using the fsutil command to query for a hard link.

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