Copying shortcuts to another partition

[Guest]

I'm having a problem with copying shortcuts to another partition. The problem
is that if I copy files, folders and the shortcuts to them, over to another
partition, the shotcut targets still point to the location on the original
partition (drive letter) that they were created on. I need the copied
shortcuts to target the copied files and folders, not the originals. Is there
any way to have the target's path drive letter automatically set to the drive
letter that the shortcut resides on, when it is first created?

 

[Richard Urban]

The shortcuts do not follow the files. You need to create new shortcuts
after the files have been move. Analogy = your home mail address: what
happens if you move and don't change or forward your mail to your new
address? Your mail won't find you.

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If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[DUH]

No.

I'm having a problem with copying shortcuts to another partition. The
problem
is that if I copy files, folders and the shortcuts to them, over to another
partition, the shotcut targets still point to the location on the original
partition (drive letter) that they were created on. I need the copied
shortcuts to target the copied files and folders, not the originals. Is
there
any way to have the target's path drive letter automatically set to the
drive
letter that the shortcut resides on, when it is first created?

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:07:02 -0700, "Brett"

|I'm having a problem with copying shortcuts to another partition. The problem
|is that if I copy files, folders and the shortcuts to them, over to another
|partition, the shotcut targets still point to the location on the original
|partition (drive letter) that they were created on. I need the copied
|shortcuts to target the copied files and folders, not the originals. Is there
|any way to have the target's path drive letter automatically set to the drive
|letter that the shortcut resides on, when it is first created?
Basic or macro controller can be used to write an
app that changes them all auto if u do often / have
lots 2 change. 30 min 2 do.

HTH-Larry
Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I'm having a problem with copying shortcuts to another
partition. The
problem is that if I copy files, folders and the shortcuts to
them,
over to another partition, the shotcut targets still point to
the
location on the original partition (drive letter) that they
were
created on.

Sure. The shortcut is simply a file that refers to another file.
If the target file changes, the shortcut has no way of knowing
that.

It's like the TV listings in your local newspaper. If the TV
station changes what time a movie will be shown after the paper
goes to press, the newspaper listing will be wrong.

I need the copied shortcuts to target the copied files
and folders, not the originals. Is there any way to have the
target's
path drive letter automatically set to the drive letter that
the
shortcut resides on, when it is first created?

No. There is some third-party software (such as COA2.exe) that
looks for things like this if you move programs from one drive to
another, but it's not automatic, and in my experience, it is very
much less than perfect.

 

[Mitch Tulloch]

Try this:
1. Copy a file and its shortcut from your first partition to your second
partition.
2. Create a temporary folder on your first partition and move (not copy) the
file and shortcut on that partition into the temporary folder.
3. Double-click on the shortcut on your second partition.



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