Symbolic Link (Symlink)

Symlinks allow one device to view another device's folder as it's own. Useful for allowing satellite tills to view the master's bill store, web sales etc.

1) Delete the folder you're looking to replace. If you're symlinking the bill store, you must first delete the folder otherwise it will fail in later steps.

2) Open elevated cmd

3) Type the following command:

mklink /d <link> <target>

Key:

<link> = What folder you'd like to link TO. This would be the local(that device's) directory.

<target> = What folder you'd like to link FROM. This is the directory on the other device.

Example:

mklink /d "C:\ICRTouch\Web Sales" "\\Deluxe001\ICRTouch\Web Sales" 

This creates a web sales folder pulling its files from Deluxe001.