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HOWTO Mass-unhardlink?

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:51 pm
by delete2009
In the right-click-context-menu of the file under the mouse is the option "un-hardlink".

How to un-hardlink a greater selection of files?

If it is not possible put it in the wishlist, please. Like "unhardlink all selected files" and "select all hard-linked files". Thanks for the very usefull piece of software.

Another suggestion: In the context-menu... Ad something which tell all the hard-linked files with paths. Something like: Right-click on a file... Select Properties... See all files this file is hardlinked with.

Another suggestion: Add an option for not only CRC-check files... Ad an option for the paranoid with "check files bit-for-bit after CRC matches"

But if anyone has a quick solution for un-hardlinking all files in a path I would be REALLY happy. Something like:
- search all files in the path.
- do a list of those which are hard-linked.
- copy every of those files in its directory to a temporary filename or folder.
- delete the hardlinked file.
- move the copy with its original name to its original place.

Anyone knows a solution?

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:30 pm
by links
This can be accomplished by moving the hardlinked files to a different drive with preserve folder structure checked, then moving them back to their original drive. Only do this with one drive at a time since the drive letter is not considered part of the folder structure.