Using Junction on XP HOME SP 3 NTFS Deleting the created JUNCTION folder will delete all the files in the original folder, but leave the original folder in place.
There is no UI to let you know it's a junction DIR displays it as a junction in the CMD window. Instead of <DIR> it shows <JUNCTION>. --- In Vista, using: mklink /d target original DIR displays <SYMLINKD> and Explorer shows as a shortcut, deleting from Explorer does NOT delete the original folders content. (mklink does have the ability to create a junction just like in XP) Probably clear as mud now. Tracy -----Original Message----- From: Paul McNett Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 2:36 PM Tracy Pearson wrote: > Then you'll need to use SysInternals Junction program > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx > > And it's only works on NTFS formats (yes, there are still some old XP > systems moved up to SP 3 that were originally FAT32). Suddenly it isn't seeming so simple! :) Before I spend time on this, I assume that Windows Explorer will do the "right thing" regarding junctions. IOW, display an icon that looks like a shortcut, along with the actual path to the destination, and when you dbl-click it will display the contents of that linked directory? What happens if the user tries to delete the junction? I assume that because there presumably isn't an interface in Explorer to create new junctions, that removing them wouldn't work. Paul Report [OT] Abuse: http://leafe.com/reportAbuse/[email protected] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/000a01ca2c02$7c4bf570$74e3e0...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
