1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
index 7d12a8acd..47b4f2cf5 100644
--- a/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/discovery.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 #include "discovery.h"
 #include "common/syncjournaldb.h"
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include "common/filesystembase.h"
+#endif
 #include "syncfileitem.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -501,22 +504,16 @@ void ProcessDirectoryJob::processFileAnalyzeRemoteInfo(
                 });
             return;
         }
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        const bool forceAlwaysLocal = item->_type == ItemTypeFile && item->_fileId.endsWith(".lnk");
-#else
-        const bool forceAlwaysLocal = false;
-#endif
-        if (forceAlwaysLocal) {
-            int a = 5;
-            a = 6;
-        }
         // Turn new remote files into virtual files if the option is enabled.
         auto &opts = _discoveryData->_syncOptions;
         if (!localEntry.isValid()
             && item->_type == ItemTypeFile
             && opts._vfs->mode() != Vfs::Off
             && _pinState != PinState::AlwaysLocal
-            && !forceAlwaysLocal) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            && !FileSystem::isLnkFile(path._server)
+#endif
+            ) {
             item->_type = ItemTypeVirtualFile;
             if (isVfsWithSuffix())
                 addVirtualFileSuffix(tmp_path._original);