Create hard links and soft links under Windows via command prompt!
Sometimes you need space on the hard drive where there is none at all. Hard links and soft links under Windows 11, 10, ... etc. as well as MS Server can help!
Almost the same but without the hard-link argument /H
mklink /H /J "c:\Symbolic_Lnk" "C:\True_Folder"
3.) What do you need that for, isn't it confusing?
Yes, it is confusing, but sometimes it can be helpful because you can avoid path and folder problems by setting the hard or soft links. Is not now for the standard Windows 11, 10, ... etc. Users, but it's good to know how it works!
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.184]
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C:\Windows\system32>mklink
Creates a symbolic link.
MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target
/D Creates a directory symbolic link. Default is a file
symbolic link.
/H Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.
/J Creates a Directory Junction.
Link Specifies the new symbolic link name.
Target Specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link
refers to.
C:\Windows\system32>
4.) ... Understand the difference between soft links and hard links!
Just read the two glossaries if the statement that both are links is not enough for you, but a soft link is quicker to recognize as a link!
Deactivating, activating and listing the network adapters via command prompt or PowerShell is quite easy to do under Windows 11, 10, and MS Server Everyone
Yes, and its easy to optimize drives on Windows 11, 10, from the command prompt using the defrag command Everyone probably knows the drive optimization
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