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FSUTIL HARDLINK

Within a NTFS Volume only

c:\txt>fsutil hardlink create hard001-1.txt hard001.txt

Hardlink created for c:\txt\hard001-1.txt <<===>> c:\txt\hard001.txt

c:\txt>fsutil hardlink list hard001.txt

\txt\hard001.txt

\txt\hard001-1.txt

When you modify the hard001.txt, the hard001-1.txt is automatically modified. If you delete the hard001.txt, the hard001-1.txt stays.

Practical use of the HARDLINK feature

Microsoft Access 2007—Contact database

C:\Users\Administrator\Documents>fsutil hardlink create c:\txt\contacts.accdb Contacts.accdb

Hardlink created for c:\txt\contacts.accdb <<===>> C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Contacts.accdb

When you modify the C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Contacts.accdb database, it automatically updates the c:\txt\Contacts.accdb.

Hardlink doesn’t work on jpg files.