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Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 01:20
by CookieMonster
I always have been in details view, nothing has been or is showing under the junction target column ?
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 07:38
by bdeshi
Main menu > View > Views > Details
Make sure this is active.
Even after being in details view, if you can't see anything in junction target, then an obvious conclusion is the item question is not a junction at all.
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 09:24
by admin
Run this through the Address Bar:
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colorfilter("attr:junction>FFFFFF,FB4F04");
It will color junctions in Tree and List in any view and independent of any other settings.
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 15:58
by CookieMonster
admin wrote:Run this through the Address Bar:
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colorfilter("attr:junction>FFFFFF,FB4F04");
It will color junctions in Tree and List in any view and independent of any other settings.
Below the junction target column remains empty for the files, even after running the code you posted.
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 16:57
by bdeshi
SammaySarkar wrote:Main menu > View > Views > Details
Make sure this is active.
Even after being in details view, if you can't see anything in under junction target, then an obvious conclusion is the item question is not a junction at all.
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 16:59
by highend
1. How exactly did you create such a "junction" file?
2. Navigate to the folder that contains these "junctions"
3. #1005; in the address bar, hit enter
4. In the new command prompt enter:
dir /al
Hit enter.
5. Show the screenshot of that command prompt window
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 10 Aug 2015 22:49
by CookieMonster
highend wrote:1. How exactly did you create such a "junction" file?
2. Navigate to the folder that contains these "junctions"
3. #1005; in the address bar, hit enter
4. In the new command prompt enter:
dir /al
Hit enter.
5. Show the screenshot of that command prompt window
File not found is what is shown in the command prompt ? The junction was created few weeks ago !
a:l !
I have to try the command again, tomorrow.
Edit: Attempt again - Results on hold
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 01:21
by CookieMonster
I ran this command; dir /a:l /s there are numerous junctions on the system but the one junction that I've been testing with XY is not listed and I don't understand why when I know for a fact the junction was created for the files within the folder for which I've been wondering why XY junction is not working.
There wouldn't be a discrepancy between an Admin and a Standard user in XY ?
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 08:43
by bdeshi
You can not have a junction to FILES.
So, the parent folder of the files in question is a junction, that doesn't mean everything inside automatically turns to junctions too.
Good bye.
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 15:40
by CookieMonster
You're telling me you can't hardlink files, is that your definite answer ?
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 15:44
by bdeshi
no you can have hard links to files.
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 15:49
by CookieMonster
SammaySarkar wrote:no you can have hard links to files.
What do you think this command is doing ?
mklink /h c:\1\xxx.yyy c:\users\acme\one\xxx.yyy
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 15:56
by bdeshi
CookieMonster wrote: you think this command is doing ?
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mklink /H c:\hardlink c:\sourcefile
Why, that makes a hardlink!
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 15:58
by CookieMonster
SammaySarkar wrote:CookieMonster wrote: you think this command is doing ?
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mklink /H c:\1\xxx.yyy c:\users\acme\one\xxx.yyy
Why, that makes a hardlink!
Yes, a hard link from one file to another, that is what I want I want to have displayed in XY !
Re: No Target shown for Symbolic links
Posted: 12 Aug 2015 16:05
by bdeshi
Then, I wonder why on earth you were you were talking about JUNCTIONS!
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