Symlink In Windows ((hot)) Access

| Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | You do not have sufficient privilege | Admin rights required | Run as Admin or enable Developer Mode | | The system cannot find the file specified | Target path invalid | Verify target exists | | Cannot create a file when that file already exists | Link name already exists | Delete existing file/dir first | | The symbolic link cannot be followed | Broken link | Recreate with correct target path |

New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Link\Folder" -Target "C:\Real\Folder" symlink in windows

| Action | Command (CMD) | | :--- | :--- | | | mklink "Link" "Target" | | Folder Symlink | mklink /D "Link" "Target" | | Hard Link (File only, same drive) | mklink /H "Link" "Target" | | Junction (Folder only, older tech) | mklink /J "Link" "Target" | | Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------|

mklink /D C:\MyDocs D:\Documents\Work

mklink /D "C:\Users\Name\Documents\MyProject" "C:\Users\Name\Source\Repos\MyProject" symlink in windows

You usually need to open CMD as Administrator for this to work (unless Developer Mode is on).