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Why can't I make a symbolic link (mklink) even when I'm an administrator
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Mar 15, 202650466 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
When I run , I get this error `You do not have sufficient privilege to perform this operation. Why not? I'm administrator, and just want to create a link in my own Users\bwilliams directory to another folder in my Users\bwilliams directory? What am I doing wrong here? Thanks.
Error Output
mklink /D "C:\Users\bwilliams\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2" "C:\Users\bwilliams\Dropbox\Sublime Text"
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Fix for: Why can't I make a symbolic link (mklink) even when I'm an administrator
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You need to run from an elevated shell (Right-click the Command Prompt shortcut, Run As Administrator). If you are running mklink from an elevated shell, check the permissions on the directory and make sure there aren't any explicit Deny permissions…
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