file structures -- is it possible to know links to ....

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If I have a directory:
c:\fooTempDirectory1

and I know that there's a shortcut somewhere that opens up this folder. Is
there a tool or utility or something that allows me to find out where it is?
I basically want to know for updating old files that I know at one time had
links to them, and I don't want to just do a global search for it...

Does anyone have any thoughts, or need any other information?

I appreciate any time you can spare.

With Best regards,
m
 
..lnk files are shortcuts. Try this.

Do a Search for *.lnk on your machine. Searching for *.lnk should find all
of the shortcuts on your machine.

When Search is done, click on the Name header twice to alphabetize the list,
A - Z.

Then hit the F key to jump to the first item that starts with F. Assuming
your shortcut is named fooTempDirectory1.lnk.

Look through the list and if you find it, right click and select Open
Containing Folder and the folder containing the shortcut should open.

Or try a Search for fooTempDirectory1.lnk or try foo*.lnk, that should find
all .lnk files that start with foo.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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??!!

There's no guarantee that the shortcut name will match the target folder
name.
 
What search term would you suggest starting with, Roger Kaputnik?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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What search term would you suggest starting with, Roger Kaputnik?

I'm not gonna suggest a search term if searching for the link name is not
the correct approach at all.

The OP needs some mechanism to look at the target folder of all his
shortcuts. Shortcut names are irrelevant, even moreso if he needs something
reliable.

Maybe I can't provide an actual solution in the form of "click here, then
here" instructions (because nothing is built within XP itself that would
provide those answers), but at least I'm not suggesting something that will
fail more often than not. Your suggestion is misleading, and your only
comeback is to ask for something that would also yield similar results?
 
Wesley --

Thank you. That gets the job done for what I need -- very much appreciated.
It saved me a whole mess-load of trouble.

Thanks again.
m
 
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