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#1 MedEvil

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Posted 10 June 2012 - 04:21 PM

I have organized my files and folders in a way, that makes perfect sense about 99% of the time.
The 1% it does not, it's a huge pain in the behind and a huge waste of time, to move the files and folders into a different grouping and at the end back again.

Isn't there a way to create a virtual drive / folder? A structure, which let's me work on the files as if they were physicly there, but without actually moving them.

Junctions came to mind as well as the ability of some programs to use internally virtual folders.

I however would require, that not just one specific program can use the drive / folder and in addition i would have to be able to specify if the file operation is performed just on the virtual file/folder or on the real thing.

Any suggestions?

:cheers:

#2 Grif

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Posted 11 June 2012 - 01:36 AM

I believe you are using Windows XP is that correct?

Third party utilities may provide the functionality you need. Might want to look at these:

Visual Subst: http://www.ntwind.co...sual-subst.html Freeware

Dynamic Virtual Folders via File Boss: http://www.theutilit...rs-overview.htm Fairly inexpensive but does a whole lot more.

There is another third party util I'm aware of but the name escapes me at the moment.

#3 florin91

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 07:37 AM

Using subst command:


subst Z: "MyDocuments"


To delete:

subst Z: /D


More options:

subst /?

Associates a path with a drive letter.

SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]

SUBST drive1: /D

  drive1:		Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a pa

  [drive2:]path  Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to

				 a virtual drive.

  /D			 Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.

Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.






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