NTFS links on Windows: symbolic links, junctions, and hard links compared
Windows supports three distinct types of filesystem links: symbolic links, directory junctions, and hard links. They look similar from the outside but…
Storage and backup
Disks, file systems, shadow copies and backup: VSS, wbadmin, diskpart, fsutil, chkdsk and NTFS links.
How to delete a symbolic link on Windows without deleting the target
Deleting a symbolic link or junction on Windows is not the same as deleting a regular folder - and using the wrong…
chkntfs in Windows: control the boot-time disk check
A machine reboots and Windows starts checking a volume for errors before the desktop appears. On a workstation that is an inconvenience.…
Using SUBST to Create Virtual Drives in Windows
A deeply nested project path is tedious to type and awkward in scripts that expect a short root. subst maps that folder…
mklink in Windows: symlinks, junctions, and when to use each
mklink is a built-in Windows CMD command that creates symbolic links, hard links, and directory junctions - pointers that let the operating…