Cannot save settings.json from the UI when it is a symbolic link

[tunaflsh]

Windows Terminal version

1.19.11213.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.3593

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

1. Replace settings.json with a symbolic link to a settings.json file somewhere else.
2. Start terminal and open settings.
3. Perform changes and hit Save

Expected Behavior

The changes get saved into the settings.json file that the symbolic link points to.

Actual Behavior

Nothing happens.

However if I change the symbolic link to a hard link, the changes get saved but then I run into the issue #14730

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[CrazyWolf13]

Possibly a slightly related FR:
#17277

[Firehawke]

Just hit this one myself. I'm using Dotter to git repo a fair bit of my configuration, including Windows Terminal, and I hit that the UI wasn't actually saving any changes and editing the JSON would only work if I completely exit and reload WT-- it's not detecting any changes to the symlinked config file and hotloading.