# Symlink can not create hardlink in windows10
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symlink-can-not-create-hardlink-in-windows10/75702
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** windows
**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symlink-can-not-create-hardlink-in-windows10/75702 "2022-02-03T06:06:27Z")
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### Author:  [@babaq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/babaq)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symlink-can-not-create-hardlink-in-windows10/75702/1 "2022-02-03T06:06:27Z")
I tried `mklink link target` and `mklink \h link target` in windows CMD, and it works fine.
But when using `symlink(target, link)`, it always creates soft link regardless of absolute/relative path.
Is anyone have similar experience and know how to create hardlink?
I am using Julia v1.7.1
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### Author:  [@sijo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sijo)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symlink-can-not-create-hardlink-in-windows10/75702/2 "2022-02-03T08:34:13Z")
Hard links are not symbolic links, so I would not expect `symlink` to create hard links? (see the Microsoft [documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/hard-links-and-junctions)).
There will be a `hardlink` function in Julia 1.8:
[https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/41639](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/41639)
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### Author:  [@babaq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/babaq)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/symlink-can-not-create-hardlink-in-windows10/75702/3 "2022-02-03T17:37:31Z")
You are right, The symlink use both symboliclink and junction point. It’s good to know a hardlink function will be in the v1.8.
Thanks.