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I manage the dotfiles on my Linux machine with stow. On my Windows machine I want > > Emacs to follow that structure. As such I want to link to the config via --init-directory, so that I can place the Dotfiles-Folder where ever I want. However, > > I can't place the Dotfiles folder so, that the ".emacs.d/"-folder ends up under the parent "~/" as well. > > > I am open to suggestions if I am missing the super obvious solution here. (: > > I am using a "junction" to link ~/.emacs.d to the directory where I > cloned my Emacs config. I don't know if that helps. > Unlike symlinks, junctions don't need admin rights. Why not simply change the directory to which the HOME variable points?