How to Create a shortcut to files / folders on a drive with different / changing letters (root)?

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Published on 2013-06-25T21:05:58Z Indexed on 2013/06/25 22:23 UTC
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I have seen this question asked and answered many times but the location one usually desires to create the shortcut is on the actual drive with the different letters.

I would like to create the shortcut on the drive with the permanent letter.

So, let me explain further.

I have a C Drive and a G Drive. The C Drive is always C and it's on a Windows XP computer. The G drive may be G today, but H tomorrow.

How can I create a permanently working shortcut on the C Drive that points to the G, sometimes H, external hard drive?

P.S. I am referring to an external hard drive, but I would also (not instead) be interested in the answer if it were a usb flash drive. (Keep in mind the shortcut is being created on the drive with the permanent letter).

Thanks.

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