Description
Drive C is nearly full and you want to move game saves or a big folder to D without breaking the paths programs expect. The answer is a symbolic link, but mklink means an elevated command prompt, an argument order nobody remembers and quotes around every path with spaces. Symlinker turns it into a small window: pick where the link goes, pick the real target, choose a type and click Create link, no command line involved.
It handles symbolic links, hard links and directory junctions for both files and folders, and paths can be dragged in from Explorer. It requests UAC elevation by itself when needed. The current WPF interface follows the Windows light or dark theme and accent colour.
Three link types: Switch between symbolic link, hard link and directory junction; under the hood it runs the built-in mklink.
Files and folders: Choose file or folder first and the right switches are applied automatically.
Drag and drop paths: Drop a folder from Explorer onto the window instead of typing long paths.
Automatic elevation: Asks for UAC when a symlink needs administrator rights, no need to run as admin manually.
Follows the system theme: Light and dark mode and the accent colour sync with Windows.
Free and open source: MIT licensed, with a portable build, a ClickOnce auto-updating build and a Scoop package.
It handles symbolic links, hard links and directory junctions for both files and folders, and paths can be dragged in from Explorer. It requests UAC elevation by itself when needed. The current WPF interface follows the Windows light or dark theme and accent colour.
Features
Three link types: Switch between symbolic link, hard link and directory junction; under the hood it runs the built-in mklink.
Files and folders: Choose file or folder first and the right switches are applied automatically.
Drag and drop paths: Drop a folder from Explorer onto the window instead of typing long paths.
Automatic elevation: Asks for UAC when a symlink needs administrator rights, no need to run as admin manually.
Follows the system theme: Light and dark mode and the accent colour sync with Windows.
Free and open source: MIT licensed, with a portable build, a ClickOnce auto-updating build and a Scoop package.
