This allows system administrators to centrally manage and back up user data while keeping the base OS image separate and stateless.
: File access is redirected automatically by the system; applications still "see" the files in their expected C: drive location even though they are physically stored on a different volume.
: To link a folder to an external HDD for storage expansion: mklink /J "C:\Program Files (x86)\App" "D:\Stored_App" .
: For older legacy Windows environments (Windows 2000/XP/2003) that lack mklink , the Sysinternals Junction.exe tool is used. Command : junction.exe [JunctionDirectory] [JunctionTarget] . Administration via Command Line (xe CLI)