From 5867a1a1f988e4ccc603f35bf2facd1babb18d8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: crueter <crueter@eden-emu.dev>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:00:29 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] make windows work

Signed-off-by: crueter <crueter@eden-emu.dev>
---
 src/common/fs/symlink.cpp | 6 ++++--
 src/qt_common/util/fs.cpp | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp b/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp
index d488fd4771..905bc5018d 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+#include <iostream>
 #include "symlink.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#include <winbase.h>
+#include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ bool CreateSymlink(const fs::path &from, const fs::path &to)
 bool IsSymlink(const fs::path &path)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    return fs::status(path).type() == fs::file_type::junction;
+    auto attributes = GetFileAttributesW(path.wstring().c_str());
+    return attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT;
 #else
     return fs::is_symlink(path);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/qt_common/util/fs.cpp b/src/qt_common/util/fs.cpp
index a966f7ea90..da59a4e675 100644
--- a/src/qt_common/util/fs.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_common/util/fs.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ bool CheckUnlink(const fs::path &eden_dir, const fs::path &ryu_dir)
 
     // first cleanup the symlink/junction,
     try {
-        fs::remove_all(linked);
+        // NB: do NOT use remove_all, as Windows treats this as a remove_all to the target,
+        // NOT the junction
+        fs::remove(linked);
     } catch (std::exception &e) {
         QtCommon::Frontend::Critical(
             tr("Failed to unlink old directory"),