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How to make a shortcut that's not a shortcut to another server?

I see a "folder" created by a consultant on serverA that is in reality a folder on serverB. It even says plainly, "FolderName On ServerB". But it's not a shortcut of the usual sort... not an .lnk file. If I right click on it and go to properties all it has is
the TITLE has: folderXYZ on ServerB file server (ServerB)
TYPE: Folder
TARGET: \\serverB\folderXYZ
and the creation date.

Any ideas on this one?

d3f3nd0r

Hello,

This is folder created by the Admn of ServerA who shared the created folder . So the Admin of ServerB copied the folderXYZ to ServerB.

It is a shared folder of ServerA which is used on ServerB . Thats the reason it is not a shortcut or .lnk file.

cajx

ASKER

Hmm, that makes sense. So how do you "copy" a shared folder from another server exactly? Control+c then paste??

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cajx

ASKER

Thanks a ton! I was paranoid someone changed my drives to ... i can't remember the term right now... active drives or flexible partitions or something. The ones where you can change drives around very easily in Windows, but it's all run by software, and I get the feeling you lose speed.

Anyway, sounds like this type of shortcut is harmless. Thanks much!

d3f3nd0r

No worries... thanks to you .. This is my first answer to a question on Experts-exchange.

cajx

ASKER

Cool, I'd say you are off to a good start. This place is a great source of information for me b/c half the time I'm working alone at my office and need some expertise or opinions from others. Thanks again.