![]() ![]() Windows 8.1 creates views of files and folders that you add to libraries. When you work with libraries, it’s important to remember that they are only representations of collected data. When you are working with the Libraries node in File Explorer, you can create new libraries to act as views to various collections of data by pressing and holding or right-clicking an open area of the main pane, pointing to New, and then selecting Library. For example, the Documents library collects the data from a user’s locally stored Documents folder and a user’s cloud-stored Documents folder. Thus, if a user has a connected local or connected domain account, locally stored data is collected with data stored on SkyDrive. In Windows 8.1, libraries collect locally stored personal data and cloud-stored personal data. In earlier versions of Windows, libraries collected a user’s personal data and a computer’s public data. Although libraries are still collections of files and folders that are grouped together and presented through a common view, the data they collect is different. Libraries work differently than they do in Windows 8 and earlier versions of Windows. ![]() Libraries are displayed in File Explorer only when you select the Libraries node. Personal folders are listed in the left pane of File Explorer and displayed in the main pane when you select the This PC node. Windows 8.1 uses personal folders and personal libraries. At a command prompt, enter mklink /? to learn the available options. ![]() You can create symbolic links by using the Mklink command-line utility. ![]() A symbolic link is a pointer to a file or folder that often is created for backward compatibility with applications that look for a folder or file in a location that has been moved. If you’ve upgraded to Windows 8.1 from an earlier version of Windows, the user’s personal folder might also contain symbolic links (which look like shortcuts) to the folders and settings used by that earlier version. Often, I’ll refer to environment variables by using this syntax: %VariableName%. The Windows operating system has many environment variables, which are used to refer to user-specific and system-specific values. %SystemDrive% and %UserName% refer to the SystemDrive and UserName environment variables, respectively. ![]()
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