| Type | Cross-Volume | Cross-Filesystem | Points to Directory | Persists after target deletion | |------|--------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| | Symbolic link | Yes (Windows Vista+) | Yes | Yes | No (broken link) | | Hard link | No | No | No | Yes | | Junction point | Yes | No (Windows only) | Yes | No |
Command to create a folder symbolic link (Linux/macOS):
ln -s /path/to/original/folder /path/to/filedot/folder/link
Windows (cmd as admin):
mklink /D C:\filedot\folder\link D:\target\folder
In our keyword, a “folder link” means link is not a real folder but a symlink to another location.
You maintain release_2026.txt:
https://cdn.ams.com/bins/setup.exe
https://cdn.ams.com/bins/driver.pkg
https://cdn.ams.com/docs/quickstart.pdf
AMS generates a folder link:
https://get.ams.com/hot/rel2026?token=fast
→ Users can download all three items at max speed via a single click or wget -r.
When dealing with "folder links" from file-hosting services: filedot folder link ams txt hot
.txt Files:
Hot Links:
Your AMS can poll the FileDot folder link for a specific .txt file — say manifest.txt or hot_data.txt.