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    Bug 
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    Resolution: Duplicate
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    P4: Low 
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    None
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    5.11.1, 5.11.2
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    None
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    Windows 10
QFileInfo::symLinkTarget() returns an incorrect path on a symlink for a shared folder on WindowsQFileInfo::symLinkTarget() returns an incorrect path on a symlink for a shared folder on Windows
 On Windows 10, for a symbolic link created for a shared directory using "MKLINK /D", QFileInfo::symLinkTarget() returns an incorrect path. For a shortcut pointing to the symbolic link, QFileInfo::canonicalFilePath() / QFileInfo::canonicalPath() returns an incorrect path.
 Steps to reproduce:
- Create a directory named as "c:\test_shared". Put some directories and text file under the ‘test_shared’ directory.
- Make the ‘test_shared’ directory as a shared directory. Go to properties of ‘test_shared’ directory, Sharing tab, Click on ‘Share…’
- Now we will have a UNC path for ‘test_shared’ directory ( UNC Path: [ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc227007.aspx|https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc227007.aspx] ). For example for a machine named ‘foo’, the UNC path for ‘test_shared’ is ‘//foo/test_shared’
- Create a symlink on "c:\" for ‘//foo/test_shared’. Open a command prompt, and run "MKLINK /D c:\link_to_share \\foo\test_shared"
- Create a shortcut on "c:\" to ‘link_to_share’. Right click on ‘link_to_share’ and select ‘Create shortcut’. This creates ‘c:\link_to_share – Shortcut’
- Then try the following code
 QString paths[2] = { QLatin1String("C:\\link_to_share"), QLatin1String("C:\\link_to_share - Shortcut.lnk") }; QFileInfo info1(paths[0]); qDebug() << info1.filePath() << info1.symLinkTarget(); QFileInfo info2(paths[1]); qDebug() << info2.filePath() << info2.canonicalFilePath();Expected results: 
 "C:/link_to_share" "//foo/test_shared"
 "C:/link_to_share - Shortcut.lnk" "//foo/test_shared"
 Output:
 "C:/link_to_share" "C:/UNC/foo/test_shared"
 "C:/link_to_share - Shortcut.lnk" "C:/UNC/foo/test_shared"
- duplicates
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                    QTBUG-63970 QFileInfo::canonicalPath() does not works right on WIndows symlinks to UNC paths -         
- Closed
 
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