Nested Windows 7 Chrome Bookmarks symbolic link problem


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I have Windows 7 installed on drive C: which is an SSD.
To decrease "wear" I've symbolic linked the Windows User folder to partition B: on my HDD.
B: is small and that is all it is used for.
This has been working fine.
I use Norton Ghost to image C: & B:
When I restore an earlier Ghost image of C:, I naturally also restore the B: counterpart.
 
My issuse:
   Unless I remember to grab a copy of my Chrome Bookmarks, I loose recent changes since B: is restored.
   To avoid this, I thought I would set a file symbolic link to another HDD partition D: where I store my data.
   
My Problem:
   Chrome loads and appears to work fine.  
   Bookmark changes are reflected in the interface (additions and deletions).
   When I Exit Chrome and the Restart Chrome, my changes are gone....no longer in interface nor Bookmarks file.
   It appears that the nested symbolic link is the issue.
   I've tried a symbolic link using the C: path and the B: path.
   Behavior is the same.
   
Anyone think they have a solution?  Or an alternative idea?
Thanks in advance.   
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  • 2 weeks later...

Why not just let Chrome sync like it should? All you do is login to your Google account and it's all there

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