Hello Pazzer, and welcome to Seven Forums.
Symbolic links are transparent to users; the links appear as normal files or directories.
Symbolic Links (Windows)
If you don't use the /d switch, it'll be a file symbolic link.
If you use the /d switch, it'll be a directory symbolic link.
Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
Thanks for the quick response Shawn. Sorry to be thick, but does that mean :-
a:\filename1 points to b:\filename2 in the default case and
a:\directory1 (and all subs & files) point to b:\directory2 in the mklink /D case?
Brilliant. I've now got Dropbox onto a microSD and released 50GB on my c:\ Thanks for all your help.
Hi - I'm also wanting to move the Dropbox folder from default location at C:\Users\username\Dropbox to D:\Dropbox which the data partition on the same internal SSD and create a directory link to it...could someone list all the steps I need to do in detail? Thank you!
Just take it from the top.
Create your target directory.
for safety make it below the dropbox root.
i.e. dropbox_parent\dropbox\...
MKLINK – Create and Use Links in Windows
Thanks again to Windows SevenForums. It all works if you do your homework.
(nothing comes on a plate - except for bad fish)
dpwoodpecker - sounds like you don't need symbolic linking just to move Dropbox to another partition on your primary drive. (i.e. not, say, to a MicroSD)
In your local Dropbox - Simply click Dropbox icon in System Tray, Tools symbol (top right), from dropdown menu choose 'Preferences', Account, Location, Move, then put in your D:\ location.
I created mklink and it returned me link created. However when I tried to access by clicking the folder that I created, it gave me error "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect". Is anyone facing this issue before?
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