symbolic links are sometimes replaced with a normal file

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

I store my config files (bindings.json and settings.json) in Dropbox and I put symbolic links on them in my ~/.config/micro folder. The advantage is that my settings are automatically synced on all my machines.

However, when I edit these files via the symbolic links, sometimes they are replaced with a normal file, i.e. with the normal file where the links pointed. After editing, they are not symlinks any more but normal, regular files. So in this case I need to upload to Dropbox the current version, delete the file and make a symlink on the Dropbox version.

My folder ~/.config/micro is on my local machine, not in Dropbox. In this folder I have symlinks pointing to some files in Dropbox.

It's a strange thing because it doesn't happen all the time. Sometimes the link remains a link after editing it.

Version: 2.0.13
Commit hash: 68d88b57
OS: Manjaro Linux
Terminal: wezterm

Reproduce the issue by editing symlinked bindings.json and settings.json from ~/.config/micro, comparing cases where the link is preserved or replaced. Start by tracing the editor's file-save behavior for symbolic links; done means edits consistently preserve the symlink and update its target without replacing it with a regular file.