Cmd Mklink __hot__

Open (press Win, type cmd , right-click → Run as administrator).

mklink /j C:\path\to\junction C:\path\to\targetdir cmd mklink

mklink /J "C:\Dropbox" "D:\MyCloud\Dropbox" Open (press Win, type cmd , right-click →

To see it in action, try this safe test in your Command Prompt: Open (press Win

You have file_v1.txt and file_v2.txt . They are 99% identical. You are wasting space storing both. The Solution: (Simplified concept) A Hard Link makes two file entries point to the same data chunk. If you have a script that backs up files daily, using Hard Links allows you to have a "Full Backup" every day that takes zero extra space if the files haven't changed. (This is how Mac's "Time Machine" works, and you can replicate it on Windows using mklink /H ).