diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index 3595d3bd..d6a1be21 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ param(
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $defaultInstallUrl = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.py"
-$defaultInstallSha256 = "17ccf172256b945fe369952d10d091de79168c3be50208841c27fdc74df9fad6"
+$defaultInstallSha256 = "95e9cf9c274d3ccf5a305ee4a32e74c5c173177b7cf012069835a096e7ff2b35"
 $maximumInstallerBytes = 2MB
 $installer = if ($PSScriptRoot) { Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "install.py" } else { $null }
 $temporary = $null
diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 44ddb790..31dae5a9 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import os
 import platform
 import re
 import shutil
+import stat
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import threading
@@ -1579,7 +1580,7 @@ def _download_one(
             offset = 0
             if resumable:
                 tmp_path = dest.parent / f".{dest.name}.part"
-                offset = tmp_path.stat().st_size if tmp_path.exists() else 0
+                offset = _partial_size(tmp_path)
                 if offset >= expected_size:
                     tmp_path.unlink()
                     offset = 0
@@ -1595,7 +1596,7 @@ def _download_one(
                         f"Content-Length {raw_length} != expected {expected_size - offset}"
                     )
                 if resumable:
-                    out = open(tmp_path, "ab" if offset else "wb")
+                    out = _open_partial(tmp_path, append=bool(offset))
                 else:
                     out = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
                         mode="wb", dir=dest.parent, prefix=f".{dest.name}.",
@@ -1683,6 +1684,25 @@ def _download_one(
     return f["dest"], False, reason
 
 
+def _partial_size(path: Path) -> int:
+    """Bytes already held by a partial copy; anything but a plain file is dropped."""
+    try:
+        info = path.lstat()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return 0
+    if stat.S_ISREG(info.st_mode):
+        return info.st_size
+    path.unlink()
+    return 0
+
+
+def _open_partial(path: Path, append: bool):
+    """Open the partial copy without following a link planted at its name."""
+    flags = os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | getattr(os, "O_NOFOLLOW", 0) | getattr(os, "O_BINARY", 0)
+    flags |= os.O_APPEND if append else os.O_TRUNC
+    return os.fdopen(os.open(path, flags, 0o644), "ab" if append else "wb")
+
+
 class _Corrupt(Exception):
     """The bytes arrived but are not the file the manifest names."""
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 75d4ae9a..1046d288 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ esac
 TEMP_INSTALLER=""
 TEMP_DIRECTORY=""
 DEFAULT_INSTALL_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.py"
-DEFAULT_INSTALL_SHA256="17ccf172256b945fe369952d10d091de79168c3be50208841c27fdc74df9fad6"
+DEFAULT_INSTALL_SHA256="95e9cf9c274d3ccf5a305ee4a32e74c5c173177b7cf012069835a096e7ff2b35"
 MAX_INSTALLER_BYTES=2097152
 
 cleanup() {
diff --git a/tests/test_install_experience.py b/tests/test_install_experience.py
index 383b477e..6e665388 100644
--- a/tests/test_install_experience.py
+++ b/tests/test_install_experience.py
@@ -102,6 +102,23 @@ class LargeFilesResume(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(ok)
             self.assertEqual(_RangeHandler.ranges, [""])
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(os, "symlink"), "needs symlinks")
+    def test_a_link_at_the_partial_name_is_never_written_through(self):
+        with _Server(), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp, \
+                mock.patch.object(install, "RESUME_FROM_SIZE", 1024):
+            victim = Path(tmp) / "victim.txt"
+            victim.write_bytes(b"keep me")
+            part = Path(tmp) / "bios" / ".big.bin.part"
+            part.parent.mkdir()
+            part.symlink_to(victim)
+            dest, ok, _ = install._download_one(dict(ENTRY), Path(tmp) / "bios")
+            self.assertTrue(ok)
+            self.assertEqual(victim.read_bytes(), b"keep me")
+            final = Path(tmp) / "bios" / "big.bin"
+            self.assertFalse(final.is_symlink())
+            self.assertEqual(final.read_bytes(), PAYLOAD)
+            self.assertEqual(_RangeHandler.ranges, [""])
+
 
 class RetriesWait(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_a_server_error_is_retried_after_the_delay_it_asks(self):