XnView MP — Shell Links to folders and "Duplicate Thumbnails"

[PCO]

CONTEXT
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This Suggestion comes in the context of a discussion held in a post: XnView MP and shell links https://forum.xnview.com/viewtopic.php ... af2d0def8

When we use XnVMP we do so essentially to organize our media files (MFl).
However, in parallel, we also use a "File Manager" to navigate through the folders and subfolders tree, where we have these MFl organized according to criteria that may vary.
Both MFl management processes are complementary, parallel, and, generally, we do not give up on either of them.

When we use File Managers, for file organization reasons, we often recourse to shell links because, often, the files can fit into more than one category of subfolders.
To deal with this situation, sometimes we make use of "Shel Links to Folders" (FdSLk) that we can place in various folders/subfolders in the folder tree where we have our MFl.

I noticed, by pure chance, that XnVMP follows these FdSLk (I was unaware of this property in XnVMP)!
By doing this, when we use "Show files in subfolder" in the Thumbnail View Panel in Browser mode, the FdSLk, which exists in certain folders, directs XnVMP to the respective folder.
As a result, we have MFl thumbnails for the real folder where MFl are located and thumbnails addressed by FdSLk, resulting in a duplication of thumbnail images.

At first, when I saw these duplicates, I thought they were real and thought about deleting them. However, when searching for duplicate MFls I found that they did not exist.
It was this situation that led me to try to find the reason for this duplication of thumbnails, which ended up being due to these FdSLk.
I tried to find a solution for this situation in the XnVMP Settings, but I didn't find any!


SUGGESTION
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To avoid this duplication of thumbnails, either because it is inconvenient and, mainly, because it is dangerous (danger of deleting the MFl),
I propose an Option for the XnVMP Settings, which allows us to choose/not choose that XnVMP follows the FdSLk!

Thank you for your attention

[PCO]

Although this situation creates an illusion that not only creates confusion, ambiguity and is misleading, there is also, of greater importance, the risk that we could delete the media files!

I therefore think it should be resolved with high priority!