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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"fs.rmSync() cannot remove broken symbolic link","articleBody":"### Version\n\nv24.12.0\n\n### Platform\n\n```text\nMicrosoft Windows NT 10.0.22631.0 x64\n```\n\n### Subsystem\n\n_No response_\n\n### What steps will reproduce the bug?\n\nfs.rmSync() fail to remove broken symlinks.\nThe same operation works correctly in Node.js 22 and earlier.\n\n### How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?\n\nEverytime\nOnly happens when:\n1. The symlink target does not exist\n2. Using rmSync (rm works correctly)\n\n### What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?\n\nfs.rmSync() should remove the symlink even if it's broken\n\n### What do you see instead?\n\nrmSync fails silently, and the broken symlink remains on disk.\n\n### Additional information\n\nNot sure if it is related to #58768 \n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Yuchen-Dai","@type":"Person","name":"Yuchen-Dai"},"datePublished":"2025-12-11T08:21:06.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/61020/node/issues/61020"}