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USB drive shortcuts often break when Windows assigns a different drive letter to the drive on subsequent connections. This is because shortcuts store absolute paths that include the drive letter. To avoid this, you can assign a permanent drive letter via Disk Management, or use relative paths or portable apps that don't rely on fixed drive letters. Some users also create scripts or use third-party tools to automatically update shortcut targets. The forum discusses workarounds and limitations of using shortcuts on removable USB drives.
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    how to create shortcuts on USB drive

    I created a shortcut in the root folder of a USB drive to a file located on the that drive, when the USB drive had a drive letter of G. The next time I attached the drive it got assigned the letter I, and the shortcut didn't work since the drive letters didn't match. Other then assigning...
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    • disk management shortcut path update usb drive shortcuts windows drive letter
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support