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Expand Up @@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ In general, use your `.syncignore` file to exclude items that aren't critical to

- POSIX-style Windows paths are not supported. Avoid setting the [`COMPOSE_CONVERT_WINDOWS_PATHS`](/manuals/compose/how-tos/environment-variables/envvars.md#compose_convert_windows_paths) environment variable in Docker Compose.

- If you don't have the correct permissions to create symbolic links and your container attempts to create symbolic links in your file share instance, an **unable to create symbolic link** error message displays. For Windows users, see Microsoft's [Create symbolic links documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/create-symbolic-links) for best practices and location of the **Create symbolic links** security policy setting. For Mac and Linux users, check that you have write permissions on the folder.

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