Overview
What is FileLink?
Unix users know and love it, now Windows users have the ability to give a single file multiple names. Make C:\HELLO.TXT and C:\TEMP\THERE.TXT point to the same data. Changes to one affect both. NT2000 or higher.
In depth
A closer look at FileLink
Unix users know and love it, now Windows users have the ability to give a single file multiple names. If you have the existing file C:\DOCS\FILE.DOC and execute the command FileLink C:\MEMO\ANOTHER.DOC C:\DOCS\FILE.DOC, the data of the file will exist only once, but it is accessible in 2 directories using 2 different names.Changes to the contents of one file affect both...Limitations:The link must be on the same disk.
Verdict
Should you download FileLink?
FileLink runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 40 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Utilities and Tools.
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At a glance
FileLink specifications
- Last updated
- Jan 10, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 40 KB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 430
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