Windows 10: How do I reset/repair a Data Junction?

I have a software that will not install properly. The error in the install log for the software is "The Common Application Data junction on this PC does not point to ProgramData. Attempting to give user write access to C:\ProgramData\Application Data\KMC Controls\KMC Connect". Can someone please help on fixing the junction?The software manufacture says it is a Windows issueThank you

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7zip force ignore NTFS junctions

I would suggest to go in two steps :

1. Generate a list of all the junctions in the folder
   
2. Create a 7Zip archive from the folder while excluding the files in the list.
   

For the first step, you may use the following command in a Command Prompt :

Where :

• /A displays all files with a specific attribute, and L specifies reparse points (symlinks and directory junctions)
  
• /S makes the command recursive
  
• /B specifies the bare format of only file names.
  

When zipping the folder use the
-x (Exclude filenames) switch :

 

Symbolic link (Junction/s), how-to mklink? Please help with Junction?

Hi all, having been a member at Seven then Ten forums for a fair while I'm hoping to find a straight answer here..? Apologies in advance if this is too verbose.
Windows 10 system booting from (UEFI) NVME with 2xSSDs + 2 MHDDs for storage...

An application (Xperia Companion) which will not let me select or personalise the location for saving backups of my cellular phone data...

Think I found a fair definition of the differences at the Computer hope site which would suggest it's a Junction I need:

I want Xperia companion to save backups to F:\Sony Backups NOT the default C:\Users\GD\Documents\Sony. Would the Junction (link) allow me to to fulfill my wants and could someone please demonstrate the mklink commands needed?

with thanks and regards,
Dave

 

How to protect personal data when having Win 10 laptop repaired at a computer repair shop?

You said what to do but not how to do it step by step so someone whose not a total techie can follow it and do it.

Secondly I thought that even if you remove or erase data from a hard drive someone who knows what they are doing could recover it? Like a tech in a computer repair store? Why I suggested cloning the drive and then resetting the original drive to remove any data?

Thanks for the help.