Windows Hard | Link

This will create a hard link called hardlink.txt in the C:\Users directory that points to the file original.txt in the C:\Documents directory.

It is crucial to distinguish hard links from other linking mechanisms. windows hard link

For example:

Here are some important characteristics of hard links: This will create a hard link called hardlink

(Get-Item "link.txt").LinkType # Output: HardLink windows hard link

Think of a file on your hard drive as a person and a "hard link" as a name badge. A person can wear multiple name badges—"John," "Manager," and "Dad"—but they are still just one person.

Most Windows users think a file exists in exactly one place. Double-click a file in C:\Documents\Report.docx , and you assume that's the only copy on disk.