Having trouble creating sym link.

Hi, I've been trying to create a sym link and have so far been unsuccessful. I've included a screen shot of the terminal window. To note, I made another attempt in a previous terminal window but don't have a shot of that.


The tutorial I followed on YT didn't show "file exists"


Any help would be much appreciated.

I'm on a M4 mini I have the latest OS


Many thanks


Mac mini (M4, 2024)

Posted on Dec 19, 2025 1:09 PM

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Dec 20, 2025 11:30 AM in response to KevBry

If you do a lot of making sym links you might want to look at the three apps in the App store, 1 free and 2 for $1.99 that let you easily create sym links without having to use the Terminal.

Just search for "symlinker".


Addendum: better yet just use SymbolicLinker which installs as a Service so all you need to do is Control (right) - click on an item, go to the Services section of the contextual menu and select "Make Symbolic Link".


Having trouble creating sym link.

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