__full__: Symlink Windows

Replace `[link_name]` with the name of the symlink and `[target_file]` with the path to the file or directory you want to link to.

: Use the cd command to navigate to the directory where the symlink is located.

Maya had a tidy mind. Her Windows desktop was a grid of neatly named folders: Work , Archive , Old Projects , Receipts . But her hard drive was a tangled mess of duplicate files—photos saved in three places, scripts copied across directories, a report that existed in both Work and Archive but never seemed to match.

Introduced broadly in Windows Vista, symbolic links are the most flexible linking mechanism, functioning similarly to POSIX symlinks. symlink windows

A junction is a specific type of reparse point used to redirect an entire directory to another directory.

: Use the following command to create a symlink:

New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path [link_name] -Target [target_file] Replace `[link_name]` with the name of the symlink

```bash del mylink

Prior to Windows 10 Creators Update (1703), creating a symbolic link required . This was a security measure to prevent standard users from creating "dangling" links that could confuse system processes.

Replace `[link_name]` with the name of the symlink. Her Windows desktop was a grid of neatly

mklink /J "C:\Link\JunctionDir" "C:\Target\TargetDir"

```powershell New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path mylink -Target C:\Users\Username\Documents\file.txt

: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type powershell and press Enter.