Duplicate File Hard Linker description
Duplicate File Hard Linker is a small command line tool to reduce the size of duplicate files on one partition

Duplicate File Hard Linker is a small command line tool to reduce the size of duplicate files on one partition.

Unlike all other known tools in this application the files are not being listed, archived or removed but going to be hard-linked using NTFS hard links. The tool runs in Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 / XP and 2003 Server and requires a NTFS file system to run on.

Here are some key features of "Duplicate File Hard Linker":

· Command line Tool for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003
· Links duplicate files in file system using NTFS "Hard Link" facility. For further information please take a look to Website at Microsoft.
· Runs recursive through a tree of folders on one partition
· Compares all files byte-per-byte to ensure really only equal files to be hard linked
· Check-Mode (default) allows listing of all optimization possibilities. In this mode no changes will be done.
· Additional options allow control of which parameters of files will be compared, to check attributes and time stamps of files
· All read/compare operations were optimized for maximum performance and will reach almost the maximum throughput of the physical disk. The system will be loaded only in background.
· File system short named (8.3 Names) can be lost during hard linking. This can lead to problems with programs requiring 8.3 names.