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  • You can try xcopy with /b option.
    – Sandeep
    Commented Jul 6, 2018 at 10:00
  • Do note, these symbolic links are there for backwards compatibility. If you are only interested in a backup, not a functional profile, you can ignore these links alltogether.
    – LPChip
    Commented Jul 6, 2018 at 10:18
  • @LPChip The AppData folder doesn't contain a symbolic link named "Application data", that would in the user profile itself as far as I know and also only should be pointing to the roaming part of the AppData folder. It wouldn't make sense for backward compatibility as the AppData structure didn't exist before (No AppData\Local, AppData\LocalLow and AppData\Roaming).
    – Seth
    Commented Jul 6, 2018 at 10:38