Index: sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp
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diff -u -raf8d98b36b427e2b5f4d6659fcf3b58ee79eab6a -rb7649e74aeebe1545ba0db9aabe2b41f0a28baec
--- sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision af8d98b36b427e2b5f4d6659fcf3b58ee79eab6a)
+++ sources/storage/FileHandler.cpp	(.../FileHandler.cpp)	(revision b7649e74aeebe1545ba0db9aabe2b41f0a28baec)
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@
 {
     // disabled coco begin validated: This needs user interaction to export to USB device
     // has been tested manually since currently it is the only place it has been used.
+
+    // cp without --link or --dereference will not follow symlinks by default when copying with -r
     QString cmd = "cp";
     QStringList arguments;
     arguments << "-r" << vSource << vDestination;
Index: sources/storage/FileHandler.h
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diff -u -r265600079f9f3b741cd3e67c229f39ec66571419 -rb7649e74aeebe1545ba0db9aabe2b41f0a28baec
--- sources/storage/FileHandler.h	(.../FileHandler.h)	(revision 265600079f9f3b741cd3e67c229f39ec66571419)
+++ sources/storage/FileHandler.h	(.../FileHandler.h)	(revision b7649e74aeebe1545ba0db9aabe2b41f0a28baec)
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@
 
         static quint8 mO_CopyPercent   = 0; quint8 mC_CopyPercent   = 0;
 
+        // determine if the file is a symlink by checking for the absolute path of the QFile object
+        // if it is empty, this indicates that it is not a symlink, otherwise skip the file
+        QString symLinkAbsolutePath = srcFile.symLinkTarget();
+        if(!symLinkAbsolutePath.isEmpty())                                      { return eOK                 ;            } // skipping the file
+
         if ( ! srcDir .exists() )                                               { err = eSrcFolderNotExist   ; goto lErr; }
         if ( ! srcFile.exists() )                                               { err = eSrcFileNotExist     ; goto lErr; }