How to create a link to a folder in Ubuntu 18.04 using GUI [duplicate]

If my memory is not playing me up this could be done with old versions of Ubuntu but I can't find a way of doing it with 18.04.

Is there a way of doing it?

Solution 1:

Drag the folder while holding the Ctrl+Shift button

You will see a "link" under the dragging hand badge while the folder is dragged as shown in the picture below.

If you drag the folder you want to link to, to a different folder, then the link will have the same name as the linked folder. The linked folder will have a black link arrow to show that it is a link.

If you create a link of a folder within the same parent folder the link will be called Link to <Name of Folder>.

Alternately Alt Drag

If you press Alt and drag-and-drop a little menu with copy, move, link, and cancel appears:

Hope this helps

Solution 2:

You have to enable the menu entry in the file manager:

• Just open file manager/files/preferences
• Go to Tab behaviour/Link Creation -> Show action to create symbolic links