“Exist” is a parameter, and as the name implies it returns true when a specified file/folder is found and false when it is not. If statements are used to execute one out of two commands, depending on a specific condition. If you want to learn how it works, lets break it down: To make this command work for you replace “My New Folder” with the name of the directory you want to create within quotes. Here is what that would look like: If Exist “My New Folder” (echo Already Exists) else (echo Doesn’t exist) You don’t need to worry however, all we have to do is use a simple if statement that checks whether a folder with a specified name already exists, and prints an appropriate message. This is especially important with folders that contain files within them, because you might accidentally overwrite all of them and lose important data. Tap enter to create the junction link.Before creating a new directory its always a clever idea to check if a folder with the same name already exists in your target directory. You can name the link anything you want and link it to your desired folder. Also, the name of the link does not have to be the same as the target folder. 
Instead, you must only specify it in the command. Take note that you must not create the ‘Target’ folder in the ‘Path to junction link’. Syntax mklink /J "path to junction link" "path to target folder"Įxample mklink /J "C:\Users\fatiw\OneDrive\Pictures\target" "D:\target" Open Command Prompt with admin rights and run the following command. The junction link will be created at C:\Users\fatiw\OneDrive\Pictures We’re going to link to it from a sub-folder on the C drive. The target folder should already exist i.e., the junction command will not create the folder for you.įor the sake of this post, we’re going to create a junction link to a folder in the D drive. In order to create a junction you need to first decide where you want to create the junction link, and which folder you want it to link to.
Can only be created between local drives i.e., not between network drives and local drives.
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