How do hard links interact with disk encryption?

Dec 29, 2011 ... What's worse, hard links and directory junctions can be created by regular users AFAIK, just not symlinks. This restriction seems really ... While hard links point to a file inode that exists at a specific physical location on the hard drive, the soft link actually points to the file itself. If the ... Apr 28, 2023 ... There are two concepts of link in Unix-like OS (this includes Linux), usually called "hard link" and "symlink/symbolic link/soft link":. Sep 27, 2023 ... Both soft links (symbolic links) and hard links are ways to create references to files or directories. They work differently and have distinct characteristics. May 2, 2020 ... A symlink (also called a symbolic link) is a type of file in Linux that points to another file or a folder on your computer. Nov 9, 2018 ... A hard link on the other hand is a reference to the original file. It exists on the filesystem, but only as another reference or a link. Mar 23, 2019 ... I want to be able to Hardlink/Symlink from my transmission folder to my Plex folder so my media doesn't take up double the space considering what limited space ... Sep 16, 2019 ... Soft link is on top level of your entire file system structure, so can point to, almost, everywhere and there are no too much additional ... Jul 25, 2024 ... A hard link is a direct reference to the actual file data on the disk. When you create a hard link, it points directly to the inode (index node) ... Mar 31, 2022 ... During a file level restore of a file level backup symbolic links seem to be replaced with hard links. How can you enforce symbolic links to be restored as ...