OK i want to save some space on my C: Drive
and i want to create a Symlink for a big Folder with FactoryPresets (with WAV in it) to my D: Drive
I open up a CMD Command Prompt (with Author. rights)

mklink /d D:\Presets\Factory "C:\Users\Me\Downloads\0 check 0\Factory"
and hit ENTER but why is the Folder where the Files are coming from still full with the FactoryPresets ?
So i didnt save space on C: Drive
I want this Folder Empty (Symlink)
the D: Drive where the Factory Presets are is right

or have I misunderstood something ?

Thank you in advance
I know this nice Article....but it doesnt work for me i make something wrong
https://audiosex.pro/threads/symlin...or-how-to-keep-your-c-drive-unclutered.52308/

 

Last edited: Jan 5, 2021

If you have done it correctly, the files will be in your D drive...but it will also appear as if the files are on the C drive. (It has to do it this way because your VSTs also need to be fooled that their necessary files are still on the c drive)

 

just use
https://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html

more friendly method

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/

Learn to walk before you run.

 

Or dirlinker. Works here on Windows 10 x64

 

Riding off this, regardless of which method you choose, never try with real data first time (or second), create some dummy directories with dummy data first.

 

Excellent piece of advice. Users new at this sometimes end up with nothing having deleted all files.

 

Thank you for the answers !!
Here this is exactly what i want:

For example, let’s say you have a program that needs its files at C:\Program\ThornPresets.
You’d really like to store this directory at D:\ThornPresets, but the program requires that its files be at C:\Program\ThornPresets.
You could move the original directory from C:\Program\ThornPresets to D:\ThornPresets, and then create a symbolic link
at C:\Program\ThornPresets pointing to D:\ThornPresets.
When you relaunch the program, it will try to access its directory at C:\Program\Thornpresets.
Windows will automatically redirect it to D:\ThornPresets, and everything will just work as if it were in C:\Program.

3 Questions
1. Is that a hardLink then ? mklink /J ?
2. and how looks the Command Prompt then ?
3. I move at first the C:\Program\ThornPresets to D:\ThornPresets ?

This Forum ROCKS Thank you in advance

 

Again, make a few fake directories, try with them first to see that it will work and get more comfortable with the process

e.g, create a folder d:\linktest, copy a empty file or something in it, then create a link in c:\ pointing to d:\linktest, check, try that you can see the file inside the link.

To answer,
1. It's not a hard link and you don't want one, it's a junction point (aka. a symlink), which is what you want using the /J switch.
2.

Code:

03/01/2021  13.22    <JUNCTION>     foo [f:\foo]

seriously, again, rehearse first then

3. Do not _move_, copy the data over to where you want to be, in this case to D:\ThornPresets
Then rename the original to c:\whatever\ThornPresets.backup (or something)
Then create the link.

Code:

mklink /j c:\whatever\thornpresets d:\thornpresets

Check with command prompt that the created link c:\thornpresets is indeed of type <junction>, if it's not, delete it (the link is safe to delete, but _not_ the contents) and try again.

Try out that your software works, then keep the thornpresets.backup folder for a bit. Then when you're satisfied that everything's a-ok you can delete it.

 

Vro! just download the link shell extension or use the tool and that's it. No need to over complicate things. Once installed, all you need is a two clicks of the mouse.

 

Thanks

I was looking for something like this