Converting DESKTOP to LNK
A .DESKTOP file and a .LNK file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other.
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
About these formats
.DESKTOP
XDG Desktop Entry File
A .desktop file is a Linux application launcher - the equivalent of a Windows .lnk shortcut. It is a small plain-text file that tells desktop environments like GNOME or KDE what command to…
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.LNK
Windows Shell Link (Shortcut)
A .lnk file is a Windows Shell Link, the shortcut format Windows has used since Windows 95. Double-clicking it opens the target program or file; the shortcut itself holds no data. If all…
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