Does Emby support .lnk shortcuts?

[intheradicalred 0]

I want to create sub-folders under certain libraries in which I can link to other videos using shortcuts in those subfolders. Does Emby support Windows .lnk shortcut files?

[NomadCF 15]

You'll want to use junction points 

 

What they are : http://www.vaughnemiller.com/2012/05/07/what-the-heck-are-directory-junction-points/

Working with Junction points : https://superuser.com/questions/752538/mklink-vs-junction-exe

[daedalus 430]

think its better to use *.strm files just with the direct path to the file

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Strm%20files

[Luke 37281]

Yup.

[daedalus 430]

maybe the wiki article could be edited to show also a local path example, atm it gives the impression that there are only network addresses possible

These are basic text files that look like .strm and contain a URL to the internet stream

[Luke 37281]

Thanks !

[Diedrich 355]

I've been using Link Shell Extension for 3-4 years now with great success. It allows you to right-click a file or folder, select it as source, and then you right-click the destination folder and drop it as a symlink.

Edited November 13, 2018 by Diedrich