Directory Junction/symbolic Link Not Working?
Nov 8, 2010
Recently I had to re-install Windows, but beforehand I had setup a directory junction for my Google Chrome installation. I did this because my boot drive is an SSD and I wanted to limit some of the writes to it because of cookies, etc. So I setup a directory junction from my C drive (ssd) to my other regular hard drive. Since re-installing Windows, though, I cannot successfully create one. Each time I try and make one, I check my hard drive properties and see that when I am using Google Chrome it is still writing to my SSD,
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Dec 20, 2012
I recently got a small sdd for my system. However, being a heavy gamer, my appdata folder is starting to get quite large and I do not want to "waste" all the writes on my sdd. I used this guide to move my entire user file over. User Profile - Change Default Locationfter finishing that I realized my programs might still be trying to reference my old appdata folder and tried to make a symbolic linkmklink/J D:Frederick C:UsersFrederickAppdataWhere D is my new user file after I moved it. It keeps telling me "Cannot create a file when that file already exists." I checked the path myself (typed C:UsersFrederickAppdata) and it told me it did not exist, so
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I am new to Windows 7 and new to using symlinks. Please bear with me.
I am trying to make a hard link to a file on a RAM disk, but I get the error
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I can't make a directory link to the RAM disk because I cannot fit all the files in the original directory on the RAM disk. I need to make a couple links file-to-file.
I am trying to use the command
mklink /h lichking.mpq j:lichking0.mpq
like that. I would be very grateful if someone can come up with a solution to this problem!
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Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.1
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 245 Processor, x86 Family 16 Model 6 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 2943 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a, 512 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 238472 MB, Free - 3959 MB; E: Total - 476937 MB, Free - 273517 MB; F: Total - 953867 MB, Free - 865347 MB; G: Total - 476929 MB, Free - 427039 MB;
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer INC., M2N68-AM Plus, Rev X.0x, MS1C96B07804918
Antivirus: avast! Antivirus, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled
This PC is attached to a network containing several desktops and laptops running Vista. The Samsung laser printer ML-2240 is attachde by USB to this XP PC. Printing over the network operates perfectly with all other PCs. I have just purchased an Acer laptop with Windows 7 and followed the instructions for file sharing, which works perfectly. I have followed the instructions for installing the printer, and received confirmation that it is installed. However, when I attempt to print out of Word 2007 and press the button "find printer" in the Samsung printer profile I get the message "Active Directory Main Services is currently unavailable". I see that this has been found over the years by many people! I am looking for a solution in my context. The rest of the network operates fine still and I can edit the same Word file over the network and print fine.
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