Essential Migration Terminology
LinkFixer Advanced Action Codes
When LinkFixer Advanced tries to perform an action and it fails, we report two things: What we were trying to do. We call this the action. Each action has a number (the "action code") and a message (the "action message"). The table below is a list of ...
LinkFixer Advanced Result Codes
When LinkFixer Advanced tries to perform an action and it fails, we report two things: What we were trying to do. We call this the action. Each action has a number (the "action code") and a message (the "action message"). Here is the link to our ...
What is a "UNC" link?
What is a "UNC" link? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 4:49 PM A UNC (Universal Naming Convention) link is a link that contains the complete network path to the child file referenced by the link. This path includes the server name, share name, ...
What is an "absolute" link?
What is an "absolute" link? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 4:42 PM An absolute link is a link that contains the complete file path to the child file referenced by the link. This full path includes the drive letter, the folder structure, the file ...
What is a "relative" link?
What is a "relative" link? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 4:06 PM A relative link is a link that contains only the information needed to navigate from the location of the parent file to the location of the child file. Relative links rely on the ...
What is a "fileID"?
What is a "fileID"? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 4:03 PM During the Inoculate process in LinkFixer Advanced, a 16-digit hexadecimal identifier, called a locator beacon, is inserted into the metadata of the files being processed. When this ...
What is a "linkID"?
What is a "linkID"? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 3:51 PM During the Inoculate process in LinkFixer Advanced, a 16-digit hexadecimal identifier, known as a "locator beacon", is inserted into the metadata of the files being processed. When this ...
What is a "child file"?
What is a "child file"? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 3:34 PM A child file is a file that is referenced by a link within a parent file. In other words, it is the file that a parent file points to through a stored link. When the link is used, the ...
What is a "parent file"?
What is a "parent file"? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 3:24 PM A parent file is a file that contains one or more links pointing to other files. These links store information about the name and location of the referenced files, allowing the parent ...
What does LinkFixer Advanced consider to be a "broken link"?
What does LinkFixer Advanced consider to be a "broken link"? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 3:22 PM LinkFixer Advanced considers a link to be “broken” when it cannot locate or access the child file referenced by the link. A link is considered ...
What is a link?
What is a link? Modified on: Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 3:19 PM A link is defined as the information contained in a parent file that designates the name and the location (drive, folder, etc.) of a child file pointed to by the parent file. Important ...