linking folders

[pantic]

i have a question is it possible to have a main maps folder and rest of the css servers to read of it?

like i run a gaming network and trying to find a way to preserve hdd space. and was trying to find a way to have 1 hdd as the maps as there is alot of custom maps etc etc but make em link to the folders..

i tried via a shortcut and srcds.exe wont read it. anyway to trick windows or srcds to thinking its a real folder but its only a symbolic link?

thank you for any info to help me along the way

Sincerely Daniel

[Drocona]

I know you can do this on linux, but I've never seen it done on windows. I'm afraid I can't help much with this, if you find a way we'd be pleased to hear how it works.

[Spartanfrog]

Wait how can you do this on linux lol?

[blik]

Spartanfrog Wrote:Wait how can you do this on linux lol?

you can symlink in linux...

edit: I think this can be done in Vista/Server 2008

[Spartanfrog]

I dont know linux at all.. thats why

[Masher]

Spartanfrog Wrote:I dont know linux at all.. thats why

Symbolic links (good stuff ) http://users.ictp.it/~radionet/ghana1998/INSTALL/NODE131.HTM

Pantic...check out (never had used it before, just stumbled upon it looking for the cmd line utility name for the vista tool, but says it works with windows 2000 and above)
http://www.elsdoerfer.info/=ntfslink

[Mooga]

You would need a way to simulate a folder being in one spot but actually just linking to a folder in another spot (NOT A SHORT CUT).

I don't know if it can be done in windows

[Spartanfrog]

Oh I think I should brush up on linux

[fqdn]

you can also try a mount point but that links a whole partition, so you would need to make a smaller partition for only maps and then make a mount point. also i don't know if you can mount it multiple times so this all may be just a waste of time for me typing it.

[Masher]

I really do think this will do the trick...... (incase no one saw it)

http://www.elsdoerfer.info/=ntfslink