diff --git a/src/main/ipc/folder.js b/src/main/ipc/folder.js
index 1bf35bf..d50eaee 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/folder.js
+++ b/src/main/ipc/folder.js
@@ -46,15 +46,14 @@ function register(mainWindow) {
     try {
       const entries = fs.readdirSync(folderPath, { withFileTypes: true });
       return entries
-        .filter(e => e.isDirectory() && !e.name.startsWith('.'))
+        .filter(e => !e.name.startsWith('.') && isDirectoryEntry(folderPath, e))
         .map(e => {
           const fullPath = path.join(folderPath, e.name);
-          let hasChildren = false;
-          try {
-            hasChildren = fs.readdirSync(fullPath, { withFileTypes: true })
-              .some(c => c.isDirectory() && !c.name.startsWith('.'));
-          } catch {}
-          return { name: e.name, path: fullPath, hasChildren };
+          return {
+            name: e.name,
+            path: fullPath,
+            hasChildren: hasVisibleDirectoryChildren(fullPath),
+          };
         })
         .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
     } catch { return null; }
@@ -90,4 +89,24 @@ function register(mainWindow) {
   });
 }
 
+function isDirectoryEntry(parentPath, entry) {
+  if (entry.isDirectory()) return true;
+  if (!entry.isSymbolicLink()) return false;
+
+  try {
+    return fs.statSync(path.join(parentPath, entry.name)).isDirectory();
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function hasVisibleDirectoryChildren(folderPath) {
+  try {
+    return fs.readdirSync(folderPath, { withFileTypes: true })
+      .some(entry => !entry.name.startsWith('.') && isDirectoryEntry(folderPath, entry));
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = { register };