How do you follow a hard link (reparse point?) to a file? Piping to format-list doesn't show the target. At least in powershell 7, you get a little ascii arrow. That folder is in the $env:path. Mic...

I'm really hoping that the following rings a bell with someone as we're running out of ideas. Answers or suggestions on how to further diagnose would be much appreciated. We have a Java app that ha...

From a high-level standpoint (meaning only worrying about the results and the interface, not the implementation), what is the difference in behavior, if any, between an NTFS reparse point tha...

does anyone know how to check if a file or directory is either a Symbolic Link, Junction Point, Mount Point or Hard Link? As far as I know a symbolic links are detected by checking a file fo...

Update: This question has evolved into a question about the NTFS filesystem filter driver how to use the Win32 API in backup applications and other programs that need to know what a file really is ...