diff --git a/docs b/docs
index d6d6a519..d8c82a5d 160000
--- a/docs
+++ b/docs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d6d6a519d96bef5e1849dc8e329986772cc9314c
+Subproject commit d8c82a5d442a78b476e7405db12041ac45a3f72f
diff --git a/platformio/builder/main.py b/platformio/builder/main.py
index c35f51c5..7184da7c 100644
--- a/platformio/builder/main.py
+++ b/platformio/builder/main.py
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ if (
     click.secho(
         "There is a known issue with Python 3.8+ and mapped network drives on "
         "Windows.\nPlease downgrade Python to the latest 3.7. More details at:\n"
-        "https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3417", fg="yellow")
+        "https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3417",
+        fg="yellow",
+    )
 
 if env.subst("$BUILD_CACHE_DIR"):
     if not isdir(env.subst("$BUILD_CACHE_DIR")):
diff --git a/platformio/commands/account/client.py b/platformio/commands/account/client.py
index 6c1ee42e..fb679dc0 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/account/client.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/account/client.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import requests.adapters
 from requests.packages.urllib3.util.retry import Retry  # pylint:disable=import-error
 
 from platformio import __pioaccount_api__, app
-from platformio.exception import InternetIsOffline
 from platformio.commands.account import exception
+from platformio.exception import InternetIsOffline
 
 
 class AccountClient(object):
diff --git a/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/os.py b/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/os.py
index 745ae817..2997e8aa 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/os.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/os.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class OSRPC(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def copy(src, dst):
-        return shutil.copytree(src, dst)
+        return shutil.copytree(src, dst, symlinks=True)
 
     @staticmethod
     def glob(pathnames, root=None):
diff --git a/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/project.py b/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
index 77a04646..3f4cdc88 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class ProjectRPC(object):
             src_dir = config.get_optional_dir("src")
             if os.path.isdir(src_dir):
                 fs.rmtree(src_dir)
-            shutil.copytree(arduino_project_dir, src_dir)
+            shutil.copytree(arduino_project_dir, src_dir, symlinks=True)
         return project_dir
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class ProjectRPC(object):
             AppRPC.load_state()["storage"]["projectsDir"],
             time.strftime("%y%m%d-%H%M%S-") + os.path.basename(project_dir),
         )
-        shutil.copytree(project_dir, new_project_dir)
+        shutil.copytree(project_dir, new_project_dir, symlinks=True)
 
         state = AppRPC.load_state()
         args = ["init"]
diff --git a/platformio/managers/package.py b/platformio/managers/package.py
index 07f2a23f..fd227073 100644
--- a/platformio/managers/package.py
+++ b/platformio/managers/package.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ class PkgInstallerMixin(object):
                     self.unpack(_url, tmp_dir)
                 else:
                     fs.rmtree(tmp_dir)
-                    shutil.copytree(_url, tmp_dir)
+                    shutil.copytree(_url, tmp_dir, symlinks=True)
             elif url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
                 dlpath = self.download(url, tmp_dir, sha1)
                 assert isfile(dlpath)