Windows Symbolic Links Now

Now go forth and symlink. Just don't create a loop.

Now, every time you save in your IDE, the file syncs to the cloud instantly. No copy-paste required. Steam/Epic insists on installing mods to C:\Program Files (x86)\Game . You have no space left.

The only question that remains is: What will you link first? windows symbolic links

Open PowerShell (not Cmd) and use dir :

Save this alias in your PowerShell profile: function sl($target, $link) cmd /c mklink /D $link $target Now go forth and symlink

Go to Settings > Privacy & security > For developers. Turn on "Developer Mode."

Welcome to the world of .

mklink /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Game\Mods" "E:\HugeDrive\Mods" Here is the single biggest annoyance: On Windows, creating symlinks requires Administrator privileges by default. This breaks many build tools (Node.js, Python, Rust) that try to create symlinks during installation.