From 3acf30a46e3dc3457c13436bc78cb3369702d0b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: allexendar <allexendar@allexendar.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:28:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix deletition of symlink targets on Windows

---
 src/calibre/utils/copy_files.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/copy_files.py b/src/calibre/utils/copy_files.py
index f49a11e94a..9c06b54058 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/copy_files.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/copy_files.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ class WindowsFileCopier:
 
     def _open_file(self, path: str, retry_on_sharing_violation: bool = True, is_folder: bool = False) -> 'winutil.Handle':
         flags = winutil.FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS if is_folder else winutil.FILE_FLAG_SEQUENTIAL_SCAN
+        if os.path.islink(path):
+            # Do not open symbolic link target to prevent unwanted delete_on_close
+            flags |= 0x00200000 # winutil.FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT
         access_flags = winutil.GENERIC_READ
         if self.delete_all:
             access_flags |= winutil.DELETE