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How can I copy a folder structure preserving all links and junctions?

Copy a folders structure without files to another location? Links ARE files.

he means junctions get lost when doing a copy and paste

why not create another junction instead of copy paste ? )

anyways , only time i worry about preserving Junctions is doing backups onto another ssd , i use syncback for that , it has granular control over how Junctions and Hardlinks etc are treated ...

bossi wrote: ↑23 Sep 2025 22:48 he means junctions get lost when doing a copy and paste

I think this is what File Explorer does, too, so it's kind of the standard. Currently there are no plans to offer more granularity here.

Basically, I have a folder/file structure that serves as a template for new instances. Some parts of this structure are shared and should be linked, not copied. I am looking for a way to replicate this without having to manually recreate the links and junctions.

Scripting...

No time to test, but this tweak should do the trick for junctions (2048 is COPY_FILE_COPY_SYMLINK): You probably need admin rights for it to work.
And, of course, this must be ticked: Configuration | File Operations | File Operations | Custom Copy Operations | Use Custom Copy

admin wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025 14:37 No time to test, but this tweak should do the trick for junctions (2048 is COPY_FILE_COPY_SYMLINK):

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CustomCopyFlags=2048

You probably need admin rights for it to work.
And, of course, this must be ticked: Configuration | File Operations | File Operations | Custom Copy Operations | Use Custom Copy

Where do I put this? In xyplorer.ini? If so, which section?

admin wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025 14:37 No time to test, but this tweak should do the trick for junctions (2048 is COPY_FILE_COPY_SYMLINK):

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CustomCopyFlags=2048

You probably need admin rights for it to work.
And, of course, this must be ticked: Configuration | File Operations | File Operations | Custom Copy Operations | Use Custom Copy

It still creates a .copy of the junction's content.

Okay, I'll check that later.

Is it possible to use Custom Copy for "New XY"? That would be cool.

Hä?

admin wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025 16:26Hä?

Last time I used "New XY", the normal Windows copy routine was used.

What is "New XY"?