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Using mklink /h results in “Access is denied.”

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From command prompt with Administrator privilages:

c:>mklink /h c:dirA c:UsersPiotrdirB

Access is denied.

I'm on Vista x64. Using /j or /d instead of /h works. What's the problem?

Related:

Access is denied error, when I mklink on Windows 7.

windows ntfs hardlink mklink

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  Not sure if this is what you're after, but I tried mklink w/o any flags to try to link a directory and it didn't give me what I wanted. I tried using the D flag and that seemed to work (not sure if that's different than d or the default, which some ms docs said was 'symbolic').
  
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4

From command prompt with Administrator privilages:

c:>mklink /h c:dirA c:UsersPiotrdirB

Access is denied.

I'm on Vista x64. Using /j or /d instead of /h works. What's the problem?

Related:

Access is denied error, when I mklink on Windows 7.

windows ntfs hardlink mklink

share|improve this question

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

Community♦

1

asked Mar 29 '11 at 21:14

Piotr DobrogostPiotr Dobrogost

2,334134669

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Not sure if this is what you're after, but I tried mklink w/o any flags to try to link a directory and it didn't give me what I wanted. I tried using the D flag and that seemed to work (not sure if that's different than d or the default, which some ms docs said was 'symbolic').
  
  – jinglesthula
  Jul 2 '14 at 16:12
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

From command prompt with Administrator privilages:

c:>mklink /h c:dirA c:UsersPiotrdirB

Access is denied.

I'm on Vista x64. Using /j or /d instead of /h works. What's the problem?

Related:

Access is denied error, when I mklink on Windows 7.

windows ntfs hardlink mklink

share|improve this question

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

Community♦

1

asked Mar 29 '11 at 21:14

Piotr DobrogostPiotr Dobrogost

2,334134669

c:>mklink /h c:dirA c:UsersPiotrdirB

Access is denied.

share|improve this question

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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asked Mar 29 '11 at 21:14

Piotr DobrogostPiotr Dobrogost

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edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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asked Mar 29 '11 at 21:14

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edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

Community♦

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asked Mar 29 '11 at 21:14

Piotr DobrogostPiotr Dobrogost

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Hard links can only be used for files, not directories.

References:
MSDN: Hard Links and Junctions, <1>, and <2>

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answered Apr 11 '11 at 10:30

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  I did create a hard link for a folder once before. i guess it wasn't hard link it was a /d . it will do the exact for me.
  
  – Mahdi Rafatjah
  May 27 '16 at 12:22
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  "Access is denied."... Not the most helpful error message here.
  
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You can use the /j switch to create a directory soft link. Be careful with the del command. To remove link to directory use the rmdir command, as del will delete all files in the directory the link points to.

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As far as I know hard links are allowed for files only, not directories. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(WS.10).aspx

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I had the same issue: check that the file or folder that you are trying to create doesn't already exist (c:dirA).

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answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

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  Folder c:dirA does not exist.
  
  – Piotr Dobrogost
  Apr 8 '11 at 21:15
  

  
  
  
  


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  OK, in this case, it's probably because it's being created on the root of c:, see if creating it in another directory helps?
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Apr 9 '11 at 7:19
  

  
  
  
  


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  I see nothing special about c: in this case.
  
  – Piotr Dobrogost
  Apr 9 '11 at 13:50
  

  
  
  
  


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  Permissions on the root of the drive (C:) are slightly different to normal user folders, as it's a sort of "system" area in windows.
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Mar 19 '17 at 17:58
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @fnt Oh, because it's two different possible reasons or fixes for the issue. One more popular than the other.
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Mar 23 '17 at 20:43
  

  
  
  
  

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43

Hard links can only be used for files, not directories.

References:
MSDN: Hard Links and Junctions, <1>, and <2>

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 12 '11 at 7:16

answered Apr 11 '11 at 10:30

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I did create a hard link for a folder once before. i guess it wasn't hard link it was a /d . it will do the exact for me.
  
  – Mahdi Rafatjah
  May 27 '16 at 12:22
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  "Access is denied."... Not the most helpful error message here.
  
  – P-Gn
  Jun 11 '18 at 16:44
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

43

Hard links can only be used for files, not directories.

References:
MSDN: Hard Links and Junctions, <1>, and <2>

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 12 '11 at 7:16

answered Apr 11 '11 at 10:30

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I did create a hard link for a folder once before. i guess it wasn't hard link it was a /d . it will do the exact for me.
  
  – Mahdi Rafatjah
  May 27 '16 at 12:22
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  "Access is denied."... Not the most helpful error message here.
  
  – P-Gn
  Jun 11 '18 at 16:44
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Hard links can only be used for files, not directories.

References:
MSDN: Hard Links and Junctions, <1>, and <2>

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 12 '11 at 7:16

answered Apr 11 '11 at 10:30

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

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David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

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answered Apr 11 '11 at 10:30

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You can use the /j switch to create a directory soft link. Be careful with the del command. To remove link to directory use the rmdir command, as del will delete all files in the directory the link points to.

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You can use the /j switch to create a directory soft link. Be careful with the del command. To remove link to directory use the rmdir command, as del will delete all files in the directory the link points to.

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answered Aug 25 '12 at 7:12

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You can use the /j switch to create a directory soft link. Be careful with the del command. To remove link to directory use the rmdir command, as del will delete all files in the directory the link points to.

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As far as I know hard links are allowed for files only, not directories. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(WS.10).aspx

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

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As far as I know hard links are allowed for files only, not directories. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(WS.10).aspx

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

ZordZord

211

add a comment | 

As far as I know hard links are allowed for files only, not directories. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(WS.10).aspx

share|improve this answer

answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

ZordZord

211

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answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

ZordZord

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answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

ZordZord

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answered Sep 8 '11 at 16:47

ZordZord

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0

I had the same issue: check that the file or folder that you are trying to create doesn't already exist (c:dirA).

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Folder c:dirA does not exist.
  
  – Piotr Dobrogost
  Apr 8 '11 at 21:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  OK, in this case, it's probably because it's being created on the root of c:, see if creating it in another directory helps?
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Apr 9 '11 at 7:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I see nothing special about c: in this case.
  
  – Piotr Dobrogost
  Apr 9 '11 at 13:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Permissions on the root of the drive (C:) are slightly different to normal user folders, as it's a sort of "system" area in windows.
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Mar 19 '17 at 17:58
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @fnt Oh, because it's two different possible reasons or fixes for the issue. One more popular than the other.
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Mar 23 '17 at 20:43
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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0

I had the same issue: check that the file or folder that you are trying to create doesn't already exist (c:dirA).

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Folder c:dirA does not exist.
  
  – Piotr Dobrogost
  Apr 8 '11 at 21:15
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  OK, in this case, it's probably because it's being created on the root of c:, see if creating it in another directory helps?
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Apr 9 '11 at 7:19
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I see nothing special about c: in this case.
  
  – Piotr Dobrogost
  Apr 9 '11 at 13:50
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Permissions on the root of the drive (C:) are slightly different to normal user folders, as it's a sort of "system" area in windows.
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Mar 19 '17 at 17:58
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @fnt Oh, because it's two different possible reasons or fixes for the issue. One more popular than the other.
  
  – David d C e Freitas
  Mar 23 '17 at 20:43
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

I had the same issue: check that the file or folder that you are trying to create doesn't already exist (c:dirA).

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

2,87331927

answered Apr 8 '11 at 18:59

David d C e FreitasDavid d C e Freitas

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