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Save this alias in your PowerShell profile: function sl($target, $link) cmd /c mklink /D $link $target

The only question that remains is: What will you link first?

Most Windows users treat the file system as a rigid hierarchy—a tree of folders and files where every item physically lives in exactly one place. But what if I told you that reality is an illusion? What if a file could be in two places at once? What if a 500GB game folder could exist on a tiny 128GB SSD?

mklink /D "C:\Dev" "D:\OneDrive\Projects\Code"

Now go forth and symlink. Just don't create a loop.

Open PowerShell (not Cmd) and use dir :



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Save this alias in your PowerShell profile: function sl($target, $link) cmd /c mklink /D $link $target

The only question that remains is: What will you link first? windows symbolic links

Most Windows users treat the file system as a rigid hierarchy—a tree of folders and files where every item physically lives in exactly one place. But what if I told you that reality is an illusion? What if a file could be in two places at once? What if a 500GB game folder could exist on a tiny 128GB SSD? Save this alias in your PowerShell profile: function

mklink /D "C:\Dev" "D:\OneDrive\Projects\Code" windows symbolic links

Now go forth and symlink. Just don't create a loop.

Open PowerShell (not Cmd) and use dir :