Virtual folders in Win 10 Home? 3rd party app?


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    Win 10 Home Latest Version
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    Virtual folders in Win 10 Home? 3rd party app?


    Any way to create virtual folders in Windows 10? I’m running the latest version of Win 10 Home. I want to create and use some virtual folders which will ‘’hold’’ (link) files from various other folders (directories). Any way to create these virtual folders? Any app for this? I did some googling and didn’t find anything. Thanks.
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    Nearest thing that comes to mind is virtual desktops:
    Add New Virtual Desktops in Windows 10
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    Those are called "libraries" and they are present in Windows 10 Home.
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  5. Posts : 81
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    xaccell said:
    Those are called "libraries" and they are present in Windows 10 Home.
    Great. I'll start exploring them. Thanks!
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    May also be in the Pro edition but displayed differently. Right-clicking those just under This PC shows the same location in C:\Users.
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    m3110w said:
    Any way to create virtual folders in Windows 10? I’m running the latest version of Win 10 Home. I want to create and use some virtual folders which will ‘’hold’’ (link) files from various other folders (directories). Any way to create these virtual folders? Any app for this? I did some googling and didn’t find anything. Thanks.
    Perhaps this is what you had in mind?
    The Complete Guide to Creating Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Windows

    Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista all support symbolic links—also known as symlinks—that point to a file or folder on your system. You can create them using the Command Prompt or a third-party tool called Link Shell Extension.

    Google "Linked folders windows 10" and you'll find these (and more):

    How to take advantage of symbolic links in Windows 10 ...





    File and Directory Linking - Win32 apps | Microsoft Docs
















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