NOTE: using Vista 32.
You guys do know that this can be done thru a .bat file and run thru START->PROGRAMS->ACCESSORIES->Command Prompt (Run as Administrator).
Here is an example of the batch file I use:
Code:
mklink /d Data "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Data"
mklink /d Cache "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Cache"
md Errors
mklink /d Interface "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Interface"
md Logs
md WTF
mklink "BackgroundDownloader.exe" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\BackgroundDownloader.exe"
mklink "Burning Crusade Install Log.html" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Burning Crusade Install Log.html"
mklink "dbghelp.dll" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\dbghelp.dll"
mklink "DivxDecoder.dll" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\DivxDecoder.dll"
mklink "ijl15.dll" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\ijl15.dll"
copy "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Launcher.exe" Launcher.exe
mklink "Patch.html" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Patch.html"
mklink "Patch.txt" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Patch.txt"
mklink "realmlist.wtf" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\realmlist.wtf"
mklink "Repair.exe" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Repair.exe"
mklink "Scan.dll" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Scan.dll"
mklink "unicows.dll" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\unicows.dll"
mklink "World of Warcraft Install Log.html" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\World of Warcraft Install Log.html"
mklink "Wow.exe" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\Wow.exe"
mklink "WowError.exe" "c:\program files\world of warcraft\WowError.exe"
Im very new to this, but it seems to work for me. Reduced my HDD load very nicely.
1 ) All I did was put the code into a file called COPY.BAT
2 ) Started Command Prompt in Admin mode.
3 ) Made the new directory with explorer where I wanted it: C:\WoW1
4 ) Copied the .bat file there with explorer into c:\wow1: copy COPY.BAT
5 ) Changed directory in Command Prompt: cd\WoW1
6 ) Ran the .bat program: copy.bat
7 ) Ran a dir lookup to make sure it worked: dir
8 ) Start back at step 3 and make C:\WoW2 and continue until all done.
As I said, Im new, so you probably dont need some files linked like the backgrounddownloader and such, but it was just as easy to leave them in.
There are faster ways to do it so that you can make all 5 directories from one batch file, but I like to controll the process so I did it this way.
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