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Error thrown when trying to access Symbolic Link folder
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:12
by Function
When I type the address of symbolically linked folder in the address bar, XYplorer throw an error
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Not Found: Location Or Item
Could not find: []
Accessing the parent directory and double clicking on the folder works fine. This is the error screen when typing in the address:
Re: Error thrown when trying to access Symbolic Link folder
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:28
by highend
Welcome to the forum
- OS?
- XY version?
- Full path of the link?
- Full path of the target of the symbolic link?
Re: Error thrown when trying to access Symbolic Link folder
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 15:57
by Function
Thanks for the warm welcome and sorry for not providing this info
- OS - Windows 10 x64. Can get more technical details if necessary
- Full path of the link - C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\ShareX
- Full path of the target of the symbolic link - C:\Users\username\Documents\Dropbox\Programs\ShareX
I've used the symbolic link to have Dropbox sync folders outside of the native one.
Re: Error thrown when trying to access Symbolic Link folder
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 16:30
by highend
How exactly did you create this symlink?
E.g. if I do this in XY (started with admin permissions)
CD into "C:\Users\highend"
Create a new folder "ShareX", select it
Execute this script
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new("ShareX Symlink", "symlink", <curitem>);
And then enter the path of the symlink into the addressbar
Hitting enter, XY switches into "C:\Users\highend\ShareX"
In other words, works fine here...
Did you try it in a fresh XY?
Enter
in the address bar and hit enter
to get an instance to test it...
Re: Error thrown when trying to access Symbolic Link folder
Posted: 11 Aug 2017 04:30
by Function
Interesting. Your method seems to work. The symlink was created with
Link Shell Extension which has worked fine for me for years and never caused issues in any programs.