# Links without backlinks?

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-without-backlinks/1119>\
**Category:** How To\
**Created:** [December 30, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-without-backlinks/1119 "2020-12-30T19:28:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![shlevy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/shlevy/32/555_2.png) [@shlevy](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/shlevy)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/links-without-backlinks/1119/1 "2020-12-30T19:28:26Z")

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Is it possible to have a link from one org-roam file to another that _doesn’t_ result in a backlink? Sometimes I want to have a straightforward connection from one note to another without having the former pop up.