Using Windows 7
Overview- I have an SSD and HDD installed in my computer. I would like to have all data files (ie AppData
) saved to the HDD, this way I avoid unnecessary read/writes to the SSD.
Goal- Create symbolic link to AppData
folder so that the data is stored on the HDD but the AppData location on the SSD is really pointing to the HDD
What I have Tried- I created a symbolic link to my pictures folder on my D:\
drive. so my command was:
> mklink /J D:\Pictures C:\Users\Pictures
Questions-
For my command above, does this mean that the file is physically still located on my
C:\
drive, and theD:\
drive is simply pointing to those files? or is it the other way around?If I create a symbolic link to
C:\Users\appData
fromD:\appData
will programs usingC:\Users\appData
be saved to theD:\
drive or will it still be saved to theC:\
drive?Will I need to delete the
appData
folder on myC:\
drive and move it to myD:/
drive before creating a symbolic link?