I cut (yes, should have copied...) a file in Thunar, and pasted it in a directory containing a symlink pointing to the file. As expected, I was prompted if I would like to cancel the operation, overwrite the file, etc. I overwrote the file. Both files were then missing from the filesystem. There was no way to undo the operation. I tried to reproduce the bug and could not do it. However, even if this happens 1/10000 of the time, it's still too often. This configuration file represented hours of research and work that I will have to do all over again. Sorry I don't have more information.
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