Windows app alias files break restic backups
Restic fails on Windows app execution alias files with an unsupported irregular file type when backing up user profiles.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 16 July 2026 · last reported 22 July 2026
What's going wrong
An IT team backing up Windows client profiles with restic hits errors on files inside the app execution alias folder.
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