Windows - Symbolic Links !!install!!

mklink /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Game\Mods" "E:\HugeDrive\Mods" Here is the single biggest annoyance: On Windows, creating symlinks requires Administrator privileges by default. This breaks many build tools (Node.js, Python, Rust) that try to create symlinks during installation.

Get-ChildItem -Force | Select-Object Name, LinkType, Target If LinkType isn't blank, you've found a portal. Symbolic links turn Windows from a rigid filing cabinet into a dynamic, relational database of storage. They allow you to decouple logical organization (where programs think files are) from physical storage (where the bits actually spin). windows symbolic links

Open PowerShell (not Cmd) and use dir :

Now go forth and symlink. Just don't create a loop. Target If LinkType isn't blank

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