{"id":364765,"date":"2021-11-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-view-a-list-of-symbolic-links-on-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2021-11-09T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:00:00","slug":"how-to-view-a-list-of-symbolic-links-on-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-view-a-list-of-symbolic-links-on-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to View a List of Symbolic Links on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413c7dd66ab\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413c7dd66ab\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-view-a-list-of-symbolic-links-on-windows-11\/#What_Are_Symbolic_Links\" >What Are Symbolic Links?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-view-a-list-of-symbolic-links-on-windows-11\/#How_to_View_a_List_of_Symbolic_Links\" >How to View a List of Symbolic Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to View a List of Symbolic Links on Windows 11&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-756960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Windows-11-logo.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Windows-11-logo.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Windows-11-logo.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 11 Logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Symbolic Links (Symlinks) are essentially shortcuts to another file or folder. If you are using a lot of symbolic links, you may want to quickly render a complete list of them for reference. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Symbolic_Links\"><\/span>What Are Symbolic Links?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Symbolic links are reference points for other <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/757092\/what-are-computer-files-and-folders\/\">files and folders. Imagine copying and pasting a file or folder, but instead of duplicating that content, it just links back to the source file or folder and opens it when accessed. This saves a lot of valuable storage space, and can also streamline workflows in certain situations.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of symbolic links you need to know about: Hard symlinks and soft symlinks. Both reference a specified file or folder, but when a soft symlink is accessed, the system redirects you to where the file or folder lives, whereas hard links make the system think the symlink is the actual file or folder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_View_a_List_of_Symbolic_Links\"><\/span>How to View a List of Symbolic Links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can view a list of symbolic links by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/437682\/command-lines-why-do-people-still-bother-with-them\/\">running a command in Command Prompt. Open Command Prompt by clicking the Search icon in the Windows taskbar, typing \u201cCommand Prompt\u201d in the Search box, and then clicking \u201cCommand Prompt\u201d in the search results.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-763280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Search-for-Command-Prompt..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Search for Command Prompt.\" width=\"456\" height=\"392\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In Command Prompt, run this command:<\/p>\n<pre>dir \/AL \/S c:<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-763282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Enter-the-command-to-view-symlinks..png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enter the command to view symlinks.\" width=\"479\" height=\"170\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A list of all of the symbolic links in the c: directory will be returned. You can change the directory by replacing <code>c:<\/code>\u00a0with whichever directory you want to get a list of symbolic links from. For example, if you wanted to get a list of symlinks in the d: directory, you would run:<\/p>\n<pre>dir \/AL \/S d:<\/pre>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to it.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re viewing a list of symbolic links on your PC, then you probably already know how to create and use them, as well. But this isn\u2019t a Windows-only feature\u2014you can also use create and use them on Mac or Linux.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Create and Use Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Linux<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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