diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.cpp b/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.cpp
index e363d4c6..59825ced 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ bool InstanceCopyPrefs::isUseHardLinksEnabled() const
     return useHardLinks;
 }
 
+bool InstanceCopyPrefs::isLinkRecursivelyEnabled() const
+{
+    return linkRecursively;
+}
+
 bool InstanceCopyPrefs::isDontLinkSavesEnabled() const
 {
     return dontLinkSaves;
@@ -154,6 +159,11 @@ void InstanceCopyPrefs::enableLinkFiles(bool b)
     linkFiles = b;
 }
 
+void InstanceCopyPrefs::enableLinkRecursively(bool b)
+{
+    linkRecursively = b;
+}
+
 void InstanceCopyPrefs::enableUseHardLinks(bool b)
 {
     useHardLinks = b;
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.h b/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.h
index 61719a06..9fc9dcab 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.h
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCopyPrefs.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct InstanceCopyPrefs {
     [[nodiscard]] bool isCopyModsEnabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool isCopyScreenshotsEnabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool isLinkFilesEnabled() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] bool isLinkRecursivelyEnabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool isUseHardLinksEnabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool isDontLinkSavesEnabled() const;
     // Setters
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct InstanceCopyPrefs {
     void enableCopyMods(bool b);
     void enableCopyScreenshots(bool b);
     void enableLinkFiles(bool b);
+    void enableLinkRecursively(bool b);
     void enableUseHardLinks(bool b);
     void enableDontLinkSaves(bool b);
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ struct InstanceCopyPrefs {
     bool copyMods = true;
     bool copyScreenshots = true;
     bool linkFiles = false;
+    bool linkRecursively = false;
     bool useHardLinks = false;
     bool dontLinkSaves = false;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
index 31c6bdca..81502d89 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ InstanceCopyTask::InstanceCopyTask(InstancePtr origInstance, const InstanceCopyP
 
     QString filters = prefs.getSelectedFiltersAsRegex();
 
+    
     m_useLinks = prefs.isLinkFilesEnabled();
-    m_useHardLinks = prefs.isUseHardLinksEnabled();
-    m_copySaves = prefs.isDontLinkSavesEnabled() && prefs.isCopySavesEnabled();
+    m_linkRecursively = prefs.isLinkRecursivelyEnabled();
+    m_useHardLinks = prefs.isLinkRecursivelyEnabled() && prefs.isUseHardLinksEnabled();
+    m_copySaves = prefs.isLinkRecursivelyEnabled() && prefs.isDontLinkSavesEnabled() && prefs.isCopySavesEnabled();
 
     if (!filters.isEmpty())
     {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ void InstanceCopyTask::executeTask()
 
     auto copySaves = [&](){
         FS::copy savesCopy(FS::PathCombine(m_origInstance->instanceRoot(), "saves") , FS::PathCombine(m_stagingPath, "saves"));
-        savesCopy.followSymlinks(false);
+        savesCopy.followSymlinks(true);
 
         return savesCopy();
     };
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ void InstanceCopyTask::executeTask()
     m_copyFuture = QtConcurrent::run(QThreadPool::globalInstance(), [this, copySaves]{
         if (m_useLinks) {
             FS::create_link folderLink(m_origInstance->instanceRoot(), m_stagingPath);
-            folderLink.linkRecursively(true).useHardLinks(m_useHardLinks).matcher(m_matcher.get());
+            folderLink.linkRecursively(m_linkRecursively).useHardLinks(m_useHardLinks).matcher(m_matcher.get());
 
             bool there_were_errors = false;
 
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.h b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.h
index d9651b07..3dce1662 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.h
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCopyTask.h
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ private:
     bool m_keepPlaytime;
     bool m_useLinks = false;
     bool m_useHardLinks = false;
-    bool m_copySaves = true;
+    bool m_copySaves = false;
+    bool m_linkRecursively = false;
 };
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.cpp b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.cpp
index e477b4b3..55962c5a 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ CopyInstanceDialog::CopyInstanceDialog(InstancePtr original, QWidget *parent)
     ui->copyScreenshotsCheckbox->setChecked(m_selectedOptions.isCopyScreenshotsEnabled());
     
     ui->linkFilesGroup->setChecked(m_selectedOptions.isLinkFilesEnabled());
+    ui->recursiveLinkCheckbox->setChecked(m_selectedOptions.isLinkRecursivelyEnabled());
     ui->hardLinksCheckbox->setChecked(m_selectedOptions.isUseHardLinksEnabled());
     ui->dontLinkSavesCheckbox->setChecked(m_selectedOptions.isDontLinkSavesEnabled());
 }
@@ -231,9 +232,22 @@ void CopyInstanceDialog::on_linkFilesGroup_toggled(bool checked)
     m_selectedOptions.enableLinkFiles(checked);
 }
 
+void CopyInstanceDialog::on_recursiveLinkCheckbox_stateChanged(int state)
+{
+    m_selectedOptions.enableLinkRecursively(state == Qt::Checked);
+    if (state != Qt::Checked) {
+        ui->hardLinksCheckbox->setChecked(false);
+        ui->dontLinkSavesCheckbox->setChecked(false);
+    }
+
+}
+
 void CopyInstanceDialog::on_hardLinksCheckbox_stateChanged(int state)
 {
     m_selectedOptions.enableUseHardLinks(state == Qt::Checked);
+    if (state == Qt::Checked && !ui->recursiveLinkCheckbox->isChecked()) {
+        ui->recursiveLinkCheckbox->setChecked(true);
+    }
 }
 
 void CopyInstanceDialog::on_dontLinkSavesCheckbox_stateChanged(int state)
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.h b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.h
index 57775925..2fc6f38a 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.h
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ slots:
     void on_copyModsCheckbox_stateChanged(int state);
     void on_copyScreenshotsCheckbox_stateChanged(int state);
     void on_linkFilesGroup_toggled(bool checked);
+    void on_recursiveLinkCheckbox_stateChanged(int state);
     void on_hardLinksCheckbox_stateChanged(int state);
     void on_dontLinkSavesCheckbox_stateChanged(int state);
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.ui b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.ui
index d8eb96eb..8df0d3db 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.ui
+++ b/launcher/ui/dialogs/CopyInstanceDialog.ui
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="advancedOptionsLabel">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Advanced Copy Options</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="alignment">
+      <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="copyModeLayout">
      <item>
@@ -229,8 +239,18 @@
         <bool>false</bool>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="linkOptionsLayout">
+        <item>
+         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="recursiveLinkCheckbox">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Link files recursively</string>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="hardLinksCheckbox">
+          <property name="enabled">
+           <bool>false</bool>
+          </property>
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Use hard links instead of symbolic links</string>
           </property>
@@ -242,7 +262,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QCheckBox" name="dontLinkSavesCheckbox">
           <property name="toolTip">
-           <string>If "copy saves" is selected world save data will be copied instead of linked and thus not shared between instances.</string>
+           <string>If &quot;copy saves&quot; is selected world save data will be copied instead of linked and thus not shared between instances.</string>
           </property>
           <property name="text">
            <string>Don't link saves</string>
@@ -283,8 +303,9 @@
   <tabstop>copyResPacksCheckbox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>copyModsCheckbox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>linkFilesGroup</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>recursiveLinkCheckbox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>hardLinksCheckbox</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>linkWorldsCheckbox</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>dontLinkSavesCheckbox</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections>