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How to redirect Windows Live Writer “My Weblog Posts” to SkyDrive using Symbolic Links
- UPDATE: Using Junctions and Symbolic Links has limitations, e.g. I have not found a way to point a network share location of to my Skydrive folder. A solution using a secret windows live writer supported key in the registry is explained here seems simpler and better (assuming support for this key will not vanish in a new release of windows live writer).
- Benefits:
- Recently, the documentation and training materials I do with windows Live Writer have become somewhat more evolved, and my Live writer posts both big and live documents.
- With this method, I can access and edit your posts and drafts from different computers. Possibly also save drive space on the drive where the “My weblog Posts”points to be default.
- Prerequisites:
- MS-SkyDrive account and app.
- Here we are using the Link Shell Extension, but you can use the mklink command built-into Windows.
- To create Symlinks, you need to have admin rights.
- Steps:
- After closing Live Writer, go to “My Weblog Posts” in your “My Documents” folder, move it to your SkyDrive folder.
- In the new location, right-click on the folder “My Weblog Posts”, choose “Pick link source”.
- Right-click on the “My documents”folder in the original location and choose Drop link / Symbolic Link.
- The original location is now only a link (see folder icon), but Live Writer still opens.
- Final step: Blog this from Live Writer, then check the location of your weblog post.
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