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.DESKLINK File Extension

  • Category: System Files

What are .DESKLINK files and how to open them?

Can't open .DESKLINK file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .DESKLINK file.

What is a .DESKLINK file extension?

.DESKLINK file extension has been classified as System Files.

.DESKLINK is Desktop Shortcut

File that enables Windows users to create shortcuts on the desktop when right-clicking a file or folder and selecting the SendTo → Desktop (create shortcut) option; does not contain any data, but exists as an empty file that notifies Windows to display the menu option.

When selecting the SendTo menu option, Windows searches a specific user folder on the system to get the list of menu items to display. For example, in Windows 7, a DESKLINK file named Desktop (create shortcut).DeskLink is stored for each user in the [user]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\ directory. This notifies Windows to display a menu option for SendTo → Desktop (create shortcut) for that specific user.

Other examples of SendTo menu option files include .ZFSENDTOTARGET for creating compressed .ZIP folders and .MAPIMAIL for sending a file or folder via email.

NOTE: Windows does not show the ".desklink" extension. DESKLINK files are supported by Windows 95 and later.

List of all softwares that can open the Desktop Shortcut
Windows
Microsoft Windows

How to fix problems with .DESKLINK files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .DESKLINK files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .DESKLINK file format
  2. You need to check the .DESKLINK file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
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