mklink with network drive

Question

I have bee able to make a link to a directory on an external hard drive that is connected directly to the pc with cmd.  I wish to do the same to a directory on a mapped drive on the network.  Can this be done?  If so how?  I have tried several ways with no luck.  

mklink /j c:Apache2\htdocs\My-Movies f:Movies

this returns "Local volumes are required to complete the operation."

mklink /d c:Apache2\htdocs\My-Movies f:Movies

this returns "The system cannot find the path specified."

Answer 1

Hello,

I have figured this out, for those how find this page with the same question here is the answer.

at the Cmd window The input was:

mklink /d &lt;directory&lt;folder location&lt;as deep as you wish to go> \<server&lt;directory\folder name>&lt;as deep as you wish to go>

example: mklink /d C:\Photos\Today \Iomega_HD\Photos\This year

the first location is where you wish to place the link and the second location is where the data is that you want linked.

Answer 2

I still get 'Local Volumes Are Required To Complete The Operation' even if i use the dns name of the network drive, tried local drive letter and \ip.address\folder....

Any ideas?

Answer 3

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. 

From the issue description, I understand you are unable to make a link to directory on an external hard drive which is connected directly to the pc with cmd.

I suggest you to post your query in TechNet forums for more assistance. Please find the link for TechNet forums below:

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If you need any more assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Answer 4

Hi,

Thank you for replying and letting us know about the issue.

I am glad to know that your issue is fixed. If you need any more assistance, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you.