Hey guys,
Just wanted to share this gem with you all:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx
The "junction.exe" command can make symbolic links on windows NTFS drives.
What does this mean?
You create a folder C:\MUSIC which is empty - and using junction, you put the music on your data drive E:\MUSICDATA - whenever you browse c:\music, you "see" the data on e:\MUSICDATA:
You would use: Junction C:\MUSIC E:\MUSICDATA
From now on, browsing C:\MUSIC will show you all folders and files under E:\MUSICDATA
In virtual DJ you use C:\MUSIC and subdirectories exclusively - when the time comes to move your music to another drive, or even another drive letter, you just change the junction from C:\MUSIC to your new location.
This way you can move your music around pretty easily without ever breaking the path names.
Regards,
Tonio
Just wanted to share this gem with you all:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx
The "junction.exe" command can make symbolic links on windows NTFS drives.
What does this mean?
You create a folder C:\MUSIC which is empty - and using junction, you put the music on your data drive E:\MUSICDATA - whenever you browse c:\music, you "see" the data on e:\MUSICDATA:
You would use: Junction C:\MUSIC E:\MUSICDATA
From now on, browsing C:\MUSIC will show you all folders and files under E:\MUSICDATA
In virtual DJ you use C:\MUSIC and subdirectories exclusively - when the time comes to move your music to another drive, or even another drive letter, you just change the junction from C:\MUSIC to your new location.
This way you can move your music around pretty easily without ever breaking the path names.
Regards,
Tonio
Mensajes Tue 11 Dec 12 @ 7:51 am
Interesting...
Mensajes Tue 11 Dec 12 @ 8:09 am
Actually that's kind of "old" news...
I guess the program just automates the mounting functions of NTFS ;)
I guess the program just automates the mounting functions of NTFS ;)
Mensajes Tue 11 Dec 12 @ 10:19 am
Yes, it's been in NTFS for ages - but I wanted to share it here, it can be handy for VDJ users.
Mensajes Fri 14 Dec 12 @ 11:14 am