Creating symbolic links in Windows

I learned today, it’s possible to create a symbolic link in Windows! Here’s what you need to do:

  1. Run the DOS prompt as Administrator.
  2. Use the following command as an example:

    mklink /D "C:\MSOCache" "D:\MSOCache"

  3. Without the “/D” it’ll be a symbolic link for a file. To link a directory and all its files, use the “/D” option.
    The first variable will be the actual symbolic link.
    The second variable is where the files will actually reside.
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