Show <JUNCTION><SYMLINKD>instead of <LNK>

dott · Post by *dott » 2008-05-09, 06:01 UTC

Show <JUNCTION>&<SYMLINKD> instead of <LNK> in size column.

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2008-05-09, 10:27 UTC

What would be the advantage? An average user wouldn't know the difference anyway...

Samuel · Post by *Samuel » 2008-05-09, 10:29 UTC

As I (do not know)

Edit: And would like to know

dott · Post by *dott » 2008-05-09, 19:29 UTC

ghisler(Author) wrote:What would be the advantage? An average user wouldn't know the difference anyway...

Perhaps you are right, nevertheless the advantage is that Total Commander will be showing the correct information.

Samuel wrote:Edit: And would like to know

Mark Russinovich wrote:....A major difference in the way Windows resolves symbolic links and directory junctions is where the processing takes place. Windows processes symbolic links on the local system, even when they reference a location on a remote file server. Windows processes directory junctions that reference a remote file server on the server itself. Symbolic links on a server can therefore refer to locations that are only accessible from a client, like other client volumes, whereas directory junctions cannot. To address this, Windows Vista supports the new symbolic link type for both files and directories...