Linking (faking) a folder into OneDrive

In my case, I have a folder ("2015" in Pictures) which in a different partition. Installed OneDrive app, and I don't want to "move" the "2015" folder into "OneDrive\Pictures" as it will increase my C:\ drive usage.

So, here is how I did, basically it's like "faking" a folder in "OneDrive\Pictures"

Syntax: mklink [[/d] | [/h] | [/j]] <Link> <Target>

Example:

Link — "C:\Users\Hilman\OneDrive\Pictures\2015-link"

Target — "D:\Pictures\2015"

1. Run a CMD as Administrator


2. Type "mklink /j "C:\Users\Hilman\OneDrive\Pictures\2015-link" "D:\Pictures\2015"


3. A folder (fake) with name "2015-link" will be created in "C:\Users\Hilman\OneDrive\Pictures", thus will be sync into OneDrive online — You may notice the folder will look like a shortcut icon

What happen then? Well, whenever I saved a photo into "2015-link" folder it will actually save it into "D:\Pictures\2015"... and vise versa. Of course, it will not increase my C:\ drive usage.

For more info about MKLINK parameters, click this.

Note(s):

1. Do not create the folder in Link, instead create it in CMD prompt. Otherwise, an error will appears saying "Cannot create a file when that file already exists."