[BUG] Broken symbolic link in sync directory shows a warning message

[Krakish6]

Describe the bug
If there is a broken symbolic link in the sync directory there will be an constant warning in the gui with empty error message.
The issue is that Steam is using this broken symlink in home directory on purpose Link to steam issue #206 so everyone who sets home direcotry as sync folder and uses steam and onedrive-gui client will have this message.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install steam (not as Flatpak) and run it (It will create .steampath in user home directory).
2. Set user home directory as a sync folder.

Expected behavior
Not show constant warning message or be able to disable the warning.

Screenshots

Log

[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335245] ERROR: The local file system returned an error with the following details:
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335335]   Calling Function:  syncEngine.scanPathForNewData()
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335395]   Path:              ./.steampath
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335475]   Error Message:     ./.steampath: No such file or directory
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335600]   Disk Space (CWD):  404301471744 bytes available
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335648]   Disk Space (Path): 404301471744 bytes available (parent path: .)
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335688] 
[2026-Mar-23 11:49:18.4335764] NOTE: This error requires attention; the client may continue running, but functionality is impaired and the issue should be resolved.

System Info

• Linux distribution: Fedora 43
• Desktop environment: Gnome 49
• Compositor: Wayland
• Python version: Python 3.14.3
• Version of OneDrive client: 2.5.10

OneDriveGUI info
How did you install OneDriveGUI?: AppImage
What is the name of the AppImage file (if applicable)? : OneDriveGUI-1.3.0-x86_64AppImage

[bpozdena]

Thanks for the detailed report. I'll fix the missing error message in the GUI in order to provide users sufficient details to resolve the problem.

Just note, you'll keep receiving the error message until you exempt this specific file (or all dot files) from the sync.

[Krakish6]

Thanks.

Just note, you'll keep receiving the error message until you exempt this specific file (or all dot files) from the sync.

I tried to do that but i was unable to disable the error message. i have a sync list enabled with entries

/Videos
/Pictures

which should exempt syncing other folders but it still shows that warning, i even tried this:

But no change.

[bpozdena]

The Skip Symlinks should fix the issue, but you'll need to stop and then start the sync again.

If that does not help, please reproduce the issue without the GUI and report it on the onedrive client GitHub.

The expected behavior is documented here.

[abraunegg]

The Skip Symlinks should fix the issue, but you'll need to stop and then start the sync again.

If that does not help, please reproduce the issue without the GUI and report it on the onedrive client GitHub.

The expected behavior is documented here.

Correct ... the 'skip_symlinks' when enabled should skip this, however a bug was identified where, when when this option is enabled, it is used too late in the directory scanning process scanPathForNewData() before the path depth is being evaluated. This bug - abraunegg/onedrive#3646 - has been resolved post v2.5.10 release.

This means, regardless of 'skip_symlinks' use, this warning will present itself until v2.5.11 is released. There is no ETA for that at the moment.