ReplaceMagic.LNK is used by IT staff to fix broken Windows shortcuts when server gets renamed, you change files locations
To use ReplaceMagic, create list of search/replace pairs and specify where in the document it should be found. Then you tell it which folders to process and it is it - it can not be more simple! Use it for...
Performing server consolidations where document links need updating
Server renaming or replacement where document links need updating
... and more
Supported File Formats
- .lnk – Windows shortcut files (all versions of Windows)
Document Areas Processed
- The target path inside each Windows shortcut file
- Working directory path (preserved unless matched)
- All other shortcut properties are preserved unchanged
Common Use Cases
- Fix broken Windows shortcuts after server migration or server rename (shortcuts on desktops or network shares pointing to \\OldServer\...)
- Update shortcut targets after folder restructuring
- Repair shared network shortcuts on file shares pointing to old storage paths
- Bulk update thousands of desktop shortcuts across a network after infrastructure changes
Key Features
- Processes Windows .lnk shortcut files directly without opening each one
- Updates the target path while preserving all other shortcut properties (icon, working directory, etc.)
- Multi-threaded parallel processing of large shortcut libraries
- Works on shortcuts stored on network shares
- Lightweight edition ideal as an add-on to handle shortcuts during larger migration projects
- Option to display shortcut properties in the Hyperlinks results tab
- Search and replace inside the headers and footers of multiple sections
- Search and replace inside hyperlinks and hyperlink addresses
- Search and replace UNC link paths
- Search Only mode - very handy for detecting where replaces would occur
- Search and replace international character sets
- Handles any number of sub folders
- Handles documents with password for open or modify
- Easy to install/uninstall
- The original file date and time stamp will be preserved.
Supported extensions:
Microsoft Windows Shortcuts (*.lnk)
Requirements: ReplaceMagic needs .NET 4.8.9 or higher so any OS supporting that will work for ReplaceMagic
