Make a hard link without extra programs in Windows 7

You can use the mklink command like :

mklink /H <link> <target>

I guess that should work, but I don't know what would happen if you use eMule on the same time at two different locations regarding the syncing.

If you want to link to a directory instead of a file, use the following command:

mklink /J <link> <target>

Note: This will create a junction rather than a symlink. Junctions are for when the target and source are not on the same volume.

Ways to make a hard link — not solely confined to Windows 7:

• the ln command from Microsoft's own downloadable SFUA utility toolkit which runs on the Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications that comes in the box with Windows 7 Ultimate edition and Windows Server 2008 R2. (For Windows XP, one can download and install Services for UNIX version 3.5.)

  ln original new
  ln original1 original2 ... directory

• JP Software's TCC/LE has a built-in MKLINK command and a built-in MKLNK command. The latter automatically chooses between hard and symbolic links and can use wildcards to make a lot of hard links all at once. It's syntax is also more like that of ln, which Linux and Unix people may be used to, than mklink's syntax is.

  mklink /h new original
  mklnk original new
  mklnk *.txt directory

• fsutil (using its hardlink option)

  fsutil hardlink create new original

• mklink

  mklink /h new original

• Using FAR, press Alt-F6

I find this shell extension really useful, no ads or anything, very light. I suppose it is third party software, but it integrates into windows, so it is as close as it gets to native support. I figured that was what you wanted anyway, a native feel, no frills. http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html#download