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I have very little local disk storage and I need to install the VS Code extensions to another directory. Is it possible to do it? How can I do it?

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You can do this by using Symlinks.

Symlinks, or symbolic links, are “virtual” files or folders which reference a physical file or folder located elsewhere, and are an important feature built in to many operating systems, including Linux and Windows.

A symlink is essentially a pointer to a file or folder located elsewhere, consumes little space and is very fast to create (compared to copying a file and its contents).

The syntax is simple:

mklink /H Link Target

/H means that you'll make a "hard" link, as opposed to a "soft" or "symbolic" link.

When you open a soft link to a folder, you will be redirected to the folder where the files are stored. However, a hard link makes it appear as though the file or folder actually exists at the location of the symbolic link, and your applications won’t know any better.

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16226/complete-guide-to-symbolic-links-symlinks-on-windows-or-linux/

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