diff --git a/builder/frameworks/espidf.py b/builder/frameworks/espidf.py
index 8753bbc49..adbb9e720 100644
--- a/builder/frameworks/espidf.py
+++ b/builder/frameworks/espidf.py
@@ -2587,17 +2587,17 @@ def _skip_prj_source_files(node):
 
 if ("arduino" in env.subst("$PIOFRAMEWORK")) and ("espidf" not in env.subst("$PIOFRAMEWORK")):
     def idf_lib_copy(source, target, env):
-        def _replace_move(src, dst):
+        def _replace_copy(src, dst):
             dst_p = Path(dst)
             dst_p.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
             try:
-                os.remove(dst)
-            except FileNotFoundError:
+                shutil.copy2(src, dst)
+            except (OSError, IOError):
+                # Gracefully handle missing source files (e.g., PSRAM libs in non-PSRAM builds)
+                # This is expected when copying variant-specific libraries
                 pass
-            try:
-                os.replace(src, dst)
-            except OSError:
-                shutil.move(src, dst)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Warning: Failed to copy {src} to {dst}: {e}")
         env_build = str(Path(env["PROJECT_BUILD_DIR"]) / env["PIOENV"])
         sdkconfig_h_path = str(Path(env_build) / "config" / "sdkconfig.h")
         arduino_libs = str(Path(ARDUINO_FRMWRK_LIB_DIR))
@@ -2616,15 +2616,15 @@ def _replace_move(src, dst):
                 if file.strip().endswith(".a"):
                     shutil.copyfile(file, str(Path(lib_dst) / file.split(os.path.sep)[-1]))
 
-        _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libspi_flash.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libspi_flash.a"))
-        _replace_move(str(Path(env_build) / "memory.ld"), str(Path(ld_dst) / "memory.ld"))
+        _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libspi_flash.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libspi_flash.a"))
+        _replace_copy(str(Path(env_build) / "memory.ld"), str(Path(ld_dst) / "memory.ld"))
         if mcu == "esp32s3":
-            _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_psram.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_psram.a"))
-            _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_system.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_system.a"))
-            _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libfreertos.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libfreertos.a"))
-            _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libbootloader_support.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libbootloader_support.a"))
-            _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_hw_support.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_hw_support.a"))
-            _replace_move(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_lcd.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_lcd.a"))
+            _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_psram.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_psram.a"))
+            _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_system.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_system.a"))
+            _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libfreertos.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libfreertos.a"))
+            _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libbootloader_support.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libbootloader_support.a"))
+            _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_hw_support.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_hw_support.a"))
+            _replace_copy(str(Path(lib_dst) / "libesp_lcd.a"), str(Path(mem_var) / "libesp_lcd.a"))
 
         shutil.copyfile(sdkconfig_h_path, str(Path(mem_var) / "include" / "sdkconfig.h"))
         if not bool(os.path.isfile(str(Path(arduino_libs) / chip_variant / "sdkconfig.orig"))):