diff --git a/content/file/file_test.go b/content/file/file_test.go
index 81dc3963..cee890c4 100644
--- a/content/file/file_test.go
+++ b/content/file/file_test.go
@@ -3052,65 +3052,6 @@ func TestStore_Dir_OverwriteSymlinkAbs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestStore_Dir_OverwriteSymlink_RemovalFailed(t *testing.T) {
-	// prepare test content
-	tempDir, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(t.TempDir())
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("error calling filepath.EvalSymlinks(), error =", err)
-	}
-	dirName := "testdir"
-	dirPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, dirName)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0777); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("error calling Mkdir(), error =", err)
-	}
-
-	content := []byte("hello world")
-	fileName := "test.txt"
-	filePath := filepath.Join(dirPath, fileName)
-	if err := os.WriteFile(filePath, content, 0666); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("error calling WriteFile(), error =", err)
-	}
-	// create symlink to an absolute path
-	symlink := filepath.Join(dirPath, "test_symlink")
-	if err := os.Symlink(filePath, symlink); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("error calling Symlink(), error =", err)
-	}
-	if err := os.Chmod(symlink, 0444); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("error calling Chmod(), error =", err)
-	}
-
-	src, err := New(tempDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Store.New() error =", err)
-	}
-	defer src.Close()
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	// add dir
-	desc, err := src.Add(ctx, dirName, "", dirPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Store.Add() error =", err)
-	}
-	// pack a manifest
-	opts := oras.PackManifestOptions{
-		Layers: []ocispec.Descriptor{desc},
-	}
-	manifestDesc, err := oras.PackManifest(ctx, src, oras.PackManifestVersion1_1, "test/dir", opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("oras.PackManifest() error =", err)
-	}
-
-	// create a new store from the same root, to test overwriting symlink
-	dst, err := New(tempDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Store.New() error =", err)
-	}
-	defer dst.Close()
-	if err := oras.CopyGraph(ctx, src, dst, manifestDesc, oras.DefaultCopyGraphOptions); err == nil {
-		t.Error("oras.CopyGraph() error = nil, wantErr = true")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestCopyGraph_MemoryToFile_FullCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	src := memory.New()
 
diff --git a/content/file/file_unix_test.go b/content/file/file_unix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4742fbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/file/file_unix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+/*
+Copyright The ORAS Authors.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package file
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
+	"oras.land/oras-go/v2"
+)
+
+func TestStore_Dir_OverwriteSymlink_RemovalFailed(t *testing.T) {
+	// prepare test content
+	tempDir, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(t.TempDir())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error calling filepath.EvalSymlinks(), error =", err)
+	}
+	dirName := "testdir"
+	dirPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, dirName)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0777); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error calling Mkdir(), error =", err)
+	}
+
+	content := []byte("hello world")
+	fileName := "test.txt"
+	filePath := filepath.Join(dirPath, fileName)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filePath, content, 0666); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error calling WriteFile(), error =", err)
+	}
+	// create symlink to an absolute path
+	symlink := filepath.Join(dirPath, "test_symlink")
+	if err := os.Symlink(filePath, symlink); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error calling Symlink(), error =", err)
+	}
+	// chmod to read-only so that the removal will fail
+	if err := os.Chmod(symlink, 0444); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("error calling Chmod(), error =", err)
+	}
+
+	src, err := New(tempDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Store.New() error =", err)
+	}
+	defer src.Close()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// add dir
+	desc, err := src.Add(ctx, dirName, "", dirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Store.Add() error =", err)
+	}
+	// pack a manifest
+	opts := oras.PackManifestOptions{
+		Layers: []ocispec.Descriptor{desc},
+	}
+	manifestDesc, err := oras.PackManifest(ctx, src, oras.PackManifestVersion1_1, "test/dir", opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("oras.PackManifest() error =", err)
+	}
+
+	// create a new store from the same root, to test overwriting symlink
+	dst, err := New(tempDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Store.New() error =", err)
+	}
+	defer dst.Close()
+	if err := oras.CopyGraph(ctx, src, dst, manifestDesc, oras.DefaultCopyGraphOptions); err == nil {
+		t.Error("oras.CopyGraph() error = nil, wantErr = true")
+	}
+}