Apple has long provided the ability to create desktop aliases in macOS by Command-Option dragging. Here's how to do it from the macOS Dock. Given most macOS desktop items such as files, apps, disk ...

People have found that after creating a MobileMe e-mail alias online they are not able to use it on their local machine, despite having the option available online. The issue seems to be common among ...

However, there is one part of the behaviour of aliases (Mac OS 9 style aliases, not symbolic links) that can be desirable: the alias still works if the original file is moved to a different location.