Syncing Data with a Directory Junction

Manage and Sync CAD files across multiple folders

Applicable to Organization Owners and Admins

Outline

When managing CAD files, you may have data spread across multiple folders or servers on a network. Using directory junctions allows you to connect the separate folders together into a single folder tree. This enables Zea Sync to scan and synchronize files from these different directories seamlessly. This guide will walk you through setting up a directory junction and using it to sync data with Zea Sync.

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Setting Up the Directory Junction

Ensure you have the source and target folders ready. For this example, we'll use D:\Main CAD Files as the primary folder and D:\Additional CAD Files as the secondary folder that needs to be linked.

Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Right-click the Start button or press Win + X.

Select Windows Terminal (Admin) from the menu. If Windows Terminal opens in PowerShell by default, switch to Command Prompt using the dropdown menu.

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Create the Directory Junction. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:

mklink /J "D:\Main CAD Files\Additional CAD Files" "D:\Additional CAD Files"

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Verify the Junction

This command above created a directory junction named "Additional CAD Files" inside D:\Main CAD Files that links to D:\Additional CAD Files. To verify:

Open File Explorer.

Navigate to D:\Main CAD Files.

Ensure that you see the junction Additional CAD Files and that it opens to show the contents of D:\Additional CAD Files.

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Sync Data with Zea Sync

Launch Zea Sync on your computer.

In 3D Model Settings pick D:\Main CAD Files as the folder containing your CAD files.

Zea Sync will now include the files from both D:\Main CAD Files and the junction Additional CAD Files in its synchronization process.

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Outline

Setting Up the Directory Junction

Verify the Junction

Sync Data with Zea Sync