Junction works by using a symbolic link or 'symlink' - this is basically a placeholder with a redirection to another location. There's also 'mklink' by Microsoft, but some versions of Windows do not have it. It's called ' Junction' and it's made by SysInternals - the same people that brought us Process Explorer, which is like Task Manager on steroids. There is however another program that is widely used today that works similar to Change of Address.
That said, the program was made in 2001 and I am not sure if you can still use it on newer operating systems such as Windows 7, 8 and 10. Is there still such a utility available for Windows 7, 8 and 10? 'Ĭhange of Address was created by Ziff Davis and is downloadable through PC Magazine's website. For example, I could move an installed program from C: to D: drive, then Windows would run the program from the new location. Or 'COA2'), which allowed you to move a program from one drive to another. Back in the days of Windows 95 and 98 there used to be a utility called Change of address (also known as 'COA'