Author Topic: Copy/Move Synbolic links broken in v. 16.0 and later  (Read 10 times)

bicyclops

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In Copy (or Move) dialog, Advanced
Junctions / Symbolic links set to Copy/Move links

Then copy or move a symbolic link to the opposite panel (using toolbar icon or shortcut key)
The link is not copied correctly.
For file symbolic links, the target of the link is copied or moved, not the link
For directory symbolic links, an empty directory of the same name is created in the opposite folder.
And if you had the bad fortune to move it rather than copy, the link target information is lost.

This works correctly in v. 15.8 (will prompt to retry as Administrator if not Admin already.)