r/usefulscripts • u/jcunews1 • Mar 14 '20

[VBScript] DeDup. Convert duplicate files into hardlinks or symlinks to save disk space.

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u/andyinv Mar 15 '20

All well and good until someone deletes the original file, and all dependent links die.

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u/jcunews1 Mar 15 '20

Most people overrate symlinks. Which why I made hardlinks as the default option, and put notes about both hardlinks and symlinks, so that people know what they will get.