Restore junction points but not the folders and file data

Problem How to backup data within a junction point or symbolic link? It is sugested not to traverse these junction points, or attempt to backup data under them, for two reasons: Doing so can cause the backup application to back up the same data more than once. It can also lead to cycles circular references. Was this content helpful? Yes No Rating submitted.

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Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Hello, I accidentally deleted some junction points using Total Commander. I want to know if it is allright to keep it that way, or if there is a way to rebuild these junction points to the original state.

I would like to avoid any complications in the future. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 6. Junction points were introduced in Windows Vista, and are a part of every version of Windows since. The release of Vista marked a change of the the location of a number of standard directories used by most applications.

Junction points were created to link one to the other, seamlessly, to make the change easier on application developers and users alike. You can read more about Junction points in this Microsoft article. Since they have different paths, they are therefore believed to be different directories containing different files. CSSB detects if the directory is a junction point. If it is, its contents are not backed up.

However, files in the source directory which is the directory that the junction point links to , are not skipped. They are backed up as usual, so long as they are part of the backup set.

This behavior prevents files from being backed up twice. This way, files are not backed up twice. Junction points will be skipped and you will be notified.

Sources will be backed up as normal. No further action is needed. If you choose to back up specific directories on the system drive, you must take care to include source directories. It is possible to obtain a list of all junctions on a disk volume from the command prompt. Message: "Files under junction point directories are not backed up.

Hi I'm Cara, a Carbonite expert. I can walk you through this process! Yes please, show me how! What is a Junction Point Directory A junction point directory is a directory that points to another directory.