Windows 2003 Server - Can I map a folder to another folder on the same server?

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Published on 2010-04-16T14:25:40Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 14:33 UTC
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Scenario:

I have a server that was running low on space. We have an external iscsi SAN that it now has a LUN on and connected to the server as E:\

We are moving the PHOTOS folder from the old location on D:\ to the new E:. That new drive is being shared out as "ARCHIVE".

So:

\server\shared\photos now becomes \server\archive\photos

I can easily place a shortcut in the original location saying "DOUBLE CLICK HERE FOR THE PHOTOS", but it isn't ideal.

What I'd like is to be able to have \server\shared\photos simply point to \server\archive\photos. So that if someone wants to map a drive to \server\shared and then browse to the photos folder once in there they will see what is in the \server\archive\photos location.

Is that possible? I was thinking about SUBST or DFS, but I don't think either of those will do it.

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