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Copying files over a symbolic link takes longer than usual and moving byte by byte(symlinks are not indexed)

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I have files in C:\Users\***\Downloads, but my Download folder is actually a symbolic folder link, it points to "\\serv-1\Downloads"
So, my symbolic link is: (C:\Users\***\Downloads <===>"\\serv-1\Downloads").

Now, if I move a file from C:\Users\***\Downloads to "D\software", Windows will move byte by byte and it takes 5 minutes for a 100MB directory and more if there are more sub-directories.

Now, if I move the file from "\\serv-1\Downloads" (The folder where the symbolic link points to) to D:\Software, Windows will correctly alter the Master File Table and move the file/directory within a second.

So: When moving files/directories from a symbolic link folder windows will see this as the file are on that drive and move the files byte for byte.

how can i stop this behavior as this takes huge time for simple 500MB directory with around 20 sub directories take almost 2 to 3 hours to copy via symbolic link where in direct copy completes in less than noticeable time.



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