Symlink (Symbolic Link) is like a shortcut, but everything dropped into that path can be read/written as if the target folder is inside the shortcut folder.
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How to make a Symbolic Link : Follow the syntax below:
Syntax :
mklink /J (Symlink Path) (Target Folder Path)J here means Junction.
Exactly like a shortcut, but everything put into “F:\New Folder\Games” will become redirected to “F:\Games”
Requirements : Target folder already existing, the shortcut not existing. If you want, move the folder to target location first.
Pros and Cons
The advantage, we can make the program think that the data is in its drive, but is actually in another drive. Very useful in Flight Simulators.
The problem is, some legacy apps (ex: Overdisk) can’t read symlinks properly, so it thinks that the target symlink is in the shortcut symlink. That’s what we’re looking for, but also NOT what we’re looking for if we’re to see our remaining disk space!
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