| Error | Meaning | Fix | |-------|---------|-----| | You do not have sufficient privilege | Need admin rights | Run CMD as Administrator (or enable Developer Mode) | | The system cannot find the file specified. | Target does not exist | Create the target file/folder first | | Cannot create a file when that file already exists. | Link name already exists | Delete existing file/folder first | | The parameter is incorrect. | Path has spaces and not quoted | Use double quotes around paths | | Access is denied. on network symlink | Remote symlink creation disabled | Enable via fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation L2L:1 R2R:1 L2R:1 R2L:1 (see section 8) |

mklink /D "LinkName" "TargetSource"

The cloud software sees the link, follows it, and uploads your game saves automatically without you having to move them.

mklink /D "C:\MyGames" "E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common"

To map a configuration file from a desktop backup to your user directory, you would run:

To create a symbolic link to a file, use the following command: