Index: sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp
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diff -u -raf8d98b36b427e2b5f4d6659fcf3b58ee79eab6a -r0b6611793edf5c79eec8505c1d7682703a0f9ff7
--- sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision af8d98b36b427e2b5f4d6659fcf3b58ee79eab6a)
+++ sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision 0b6611793edf5c79eec8505c1d7682703a0f9ff7)
@@ -423,3 +423,16 @@
     dir.setFilter(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Dirs | QDir::Hidden | QDir::Readable);
     return dir.entryList();
 }
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   FileHandler::isPathSymLink
+ * \details Determines if the path passed is a symbolic link
+ * \param   vFilePath  - the targeted filepath to check
+ * \return  true if path is a symbolic link, false otherwise
+ */
+bool FileHandler::isPathSymLink(const QString &vFilePath)
+{
+    QFileInfo fileInfo(vFilePath);
+    //DEBUG: qDebug() << vFilePath << fileInfo.isSymbolicLink() << fileInfo.isSymLink();
+    return fileInfo.isSymbolicLink();
+}