I created a directory symbolic link that points to an external drive:
mklink /D C:\local\work F:\work
I'm trying to remove it.
Opening cmd shell as administrator and running the command:
rmdir C:\local\work
Get the error:
Access is denied.
Same thing by using:
cmd /c rmdir C:\local\work
from a Windows Powershell.
Same error even using the Sysinternals' Junction tool:
junction -d C:\local\work
I also tried with:
fsutil reparsepoint delete C:\local\work
but I get the error:
The directory is not a subdirectory of the root directory.
The FSUTIL utility requires a local NTFS volume.
Any suggestions?
Best Answer
Did you try to select it in the explorer and just press Del?
Otherwise
rmdir
should be able to delete it. See also this question: How can I delete a symbolic link?