symlink protocol error when setting up storage:link on vagrant homestead

Question

I am attempting to set up a laravel based backpack pro project environment on homestead vagrant however I am stumped at this issue Script php artisan storage:link --quiet handling the post-install-cmd event returned with error code 1 symlink():protocol error

Attempted solution

1. Run git bash as administrator before vagrant ssh-ing
2. manually calling php artisan storage:link
3. checked the permission of the storage folder where it is drwxrwxrwx 1 vagrant vagrant 0 Jan 22 07:22 storage

Answer 1

Issue was solved by following the steps as mentioned below

• php artisan config:clear
• php artisan cache:clear
• php artisan view:clear
• exit vagrant && close git bash terminal
• Reopen git bash as admin
• cd to vagrant folder
• vagrant up
• vagrant ssh
• cd to project terminal
• php artisan storage:link