Is it possible to create 2 identical folders...?

[Lucrezia90]

Hello all! I have a strange question.
Is it possible to create 2 identical folders? I'm talking about making a folder inside "download" for example, and then having an identical copy of the folder on the desktop, so that when I move/change/rename something on the first, it reflects and modify on the second as well?
Thanks in advance! I hope my question was clear enough!

 

[omulmeu]

No, you can create a hyperlink to the folder you need so that you can access it from the desktop, but you can't make 2 similar folders

 

[ussnorway]

it is possible to sync 2 folders but that opens another can of worms

 

[HenkB]

Is a symbolic link what you are looking for? It creates a reference to a directory from another directory, the link behaves like a directory.
Type
mklink
in a cmd-window to get help.

 

[Neemobeer]

Yup mklink is the command to use

 

[XPS13XPS13XPS13XPS13]

Hmm, I see it's finally part of native Windows, on Linux this is called a symbolic link.
But, use with caution

 

[Neemobeer]

This has been around for 20 years in windows

 

[XPS13XPS13XPS13XPS13]

This has been around for 20 years in windows

Hmm, I missed that then

 

[XPS13XPS13XPS13XPS13]

Interesting, but not included in Windows XP, which was supported up to 8 years ago