How to enumerate paths for all NTFS hard links pointing to a file?

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  •  26-09-2019
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Question

I can use GetFileInformationByHandle to determine the number of hard links associated with a file. How can I enumerate the paths which make up those links?

For example, if C:\TEMP_1.BIN and C:\TEMP_2.BIN are hard links to the same content, and I determine from GetFileInformationByHandle that C:\TEMP_1.BIN has nNumberOfLinks=2, how can I discover the path for the other link? (e.g. C:\TEMP_2.BIN)

GetFileInformationByHandle: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363788%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

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Solution

I think you're looking for FindFirstFileNameW, which tells you all of the names a file has.

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