[solved] How to create shorcuts inside folders?

[rmlazzari]

Hello, I have 2 HDs.

1st. HD: There are the Mint and personal files. In the desktop I have a folder named "LAZER" (leisure, in English). In that folder I have a few folders with movie files (example, in the folder "/home/leda/desktop/LAZER/Jodhaa Akbar - 2008" there is a file named "Jodhaa Akbar.mkv".

2nd. HD: There is a shortcut to this disk in the desktop named "Volume 1000 GB". That disk is auto-mounted when I turn on the computer. In that disk there are lots of folders, sub-folder, sub-sub-folders etc. and inside the last ones, there is video files. Example "/mnt/sdb2/renato/Vídeos/Filmes/Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban - 2004" and inside this folder is the file "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban.mkv".

I'd like to create a folder inside de folder "LAZER" in the 1st. disk in a way that, when I double-click this folder, I see the 2nd. drive folders.

I've tryied to do that dragging the folder "/mnt/sdb2/renato/Vídeos/Filmes" to "LAZER" folder but it started to copy all folders and files, flooding the 1st. disk. I've tryied to create that shortcut creating a new Laucher but it didn't work, too. I guess this is only to use with applications... I've tryied to drag'n'drop while holding Shit-Ctrl but this also didn't work: when I double-click the new icon, it says to me that there is a broken link...

- "Would you like to remove this broken link?"
- "Yes, please."

Could you please help me with that?
Thanks!

[deck_luck]

In XFCE and I assume Cinnamon, you can right click a folder in your file browser to Create a Link. You can move the symbolic link to any other folder to create a quick access reference to the folder by click the symbolic link.

I did not find a file browser way to create a link for a simple file. However, you make a symbolic link from a terminal session using the ln -s command and specifying the full path name for the target. If you need additional help with the terminal session please reply indicating the help you desire.

[Cosmo.]

The minimum information for near to every question is the Version of Mint and the desktop.

[mikeflan]

Hi byline now reads:
Mint 21/Cinnamon 5.4.9/Base Ubuntu 22.04 jammy/Kernel: 5.15.0-43

[rmlazzari]

Thank you all!

Actually Cinnamon's default file browser - Nemo - as far as my little knowledge can see, doesn't have the option "Crete Link". But as deck_luck said about XFCE, I've tried with that "flavor"s file browser, Caja, and it worked fine. With Caja there is the option "Create Link" with right-click. It creates the link in the desktop but you can copy (move, perhaps...) created link link to any folder.

Thank you again.

[Nikolai5]

It is possible, I do the same. I have 3 drives, 2 additional drives are auto mounted on startup and within my home folder are links that lead to them. E.g. If I go to /home/me/Videos/Videos/ I'm looking in a folder called Videos on my other drive.

It sounds like you want to essentially do the same.

I assume you're running LM Cinnamon.
Open two Nemo (file manager) windows. Open one to /home/leda/desktop/LAZER and the other to /mnt/sdb2/renato/

On the /mnt/sdb2 drive you should click and drag it to your other nemo window into your LAZER folder, but while you're doing this hold down ctrl + shift.
This will create a link file (shortcut).

The other way to do it is via command line:

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ln -s /mnt/sdb2/renato/Vídeos/Filmes /home/leda/desktop/LAZER/Filmes

Assuming you posted the correct file paths in your post (case-sensitive, etc) then that should work. Otherwise, amend those paths in my command to what they should be and try again.
The command will create a symbolic link (This may not work if the filesystem of your other drive is not a Linux file system, let us know if that is the case).

A symbolic link serves a similar function to a Windows "shortcut".

[Cosmo.]

Regarding Cinnamon / Nemo: Press ctrl-m and be surprised. You might also take a look into the edit menu.

[rmlazzari]

Thank you a lot, buddies!

And I guess it should be another topic 'cause it could be a little off topic matter - if that is right, please advice me - but... is there a way to enable a trash can in the auto-mounted drive as there is in the 1st. HD?

(After migrating from Windows, I took a while to be familiar with sending files directly to outer-space, hehe... With Mint you have to explicit send files to trash, if you type DEL key... Bye, bye. But now it became normal to me to think 3 times - before the 3 first times - before typing that DEL key. Even I'd like to have the resource "Trash Can" to the 2nd. HD, if it's possible.)

[Cosmo.]

You are right, this deserves a new thread.