1. Information

  • Note: Hard links are not detected on network mapped drives.

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt.

    Get-ChildItem -Path <Folder> | Select-Object FullName, LinkType, Target
Get-ChildItem -Path <Folder> | Select-Object FullName, LastWriteTime, LinkType, Target
Get-ChildItem -Path <Folder> | Select-Object FullName, Length, LastWriteTime, LinkType, Target | Format-Table

2. Hard Links

2.1. Create

  • Note: Hard links can only be created for files.

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt.

    Set-Location <Folder>
New-Item -ItemType HardLink -Name <Link> -Value <File>

2.2. Delete

  • Note: Hard links can only be created for files.

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt.

    Remove-Item -Path <Link>                # Remove hard link to file.

3. Junctions

3.1. Create

  • Note: Junctions can only be created for directories.

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt.

    Set-Location <Folder>
New-Item -ItemType Junction -Name <Link> -Value <Folder>

3.2. Delete

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt.

    Remove-Item -Force -Path <Link>         # Remove junction to directory.

4. Symbolic Links

4.1. Create

  • Note: Symbolic links can be created for both directories and files.

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt with administrative privileges.

    Set-Location <Folder>
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name <Link> -Value <File>
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name <Link> -Value <Folder>

4.2. Delete

  • Note: Symbolic links can be removed for both directories and files.

  • Enter the following commands at a PowerShell Command Prompt.

    Remove-Item -Path <Link>                        # Remove symbolic link to file.
(Get-ItemProperty -Path <Link>).Delete()        # Remove symbolic link to folder.