diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/include/utils/file_utils.hpp b/repertory/librepertory/include/utils/file_utils.hpp
index ccf97db4..709ad525 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/include/utils/file_utils.hpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/include/utils/file_utils.hpp
@@ -22,22 +22,13 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_UTILS_FILE_UTILS_HPP_
 #define INCLUDE_UTILS_FILE_UTILS_HPP_
 
-#include "types/repertory.hpp"
 #include "utils/file.hpp"
 
 namespace repertory::utils::file {
-void change_to_process_directory();
-
 [[nodiscard]] auto
-get_directory_files(std::string path, bool oldest_first,
+get_directory_files(std::string_view path, bool oldest_first,
                     bool recursive = false) -> std::deque<std::string>;
 
-[[nodiscard]] auto
-get_free_drive_space(const std::string &path) -> std::uint64_t;
-
-[[nodiscard]] auto
-get_total_drive_space(const std::string &path) -> std::uint64_t;
-
 [[nodiscard]] auto
 read_file_lines(const std::string &path) -> std::vector<std::string>;
 
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp
index 5e32d98e..ecc6652b 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp
@@ -317,11 +317,12 @@ auto app_config::get_json() const -> json {
 }
 
 auto app_config::get_max_cache_size_bytes() const -> std::uint64_t {
-  const auto max_space =
+  auto max_space =
       std::max(static_cast<std::uint64_t>(100ULL * 1024ULL * 1024ULL),
                max_cache_size_bytes_);
-  return std::min(utils::file::get_free_drive_space(get_cache_directory()),
-                  max_space);
+  auto free_space = utils::file::get_free_drive_space(get_cache_directory());
+  return free_space.has_value() ? std::min(free_space.value(), max_space)
+                                : max_space;
 }
 
 auto app_config::get_provider_display_name(const provider_type &prov)
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_base.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_base.cpp
index ef128bfa..4bb52800 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_base.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_base.cpp
@@ -393,31 +393,34 @@ auto fuse_base::init_(struct fuse_conn_info *conn) -> void * {
 #if FUSE_USE_VERSION >= 30
 auto fuse_base::init_impl([[maybe_unused]] struct fuse_conn_info *conn,
                           struct fuse_config *cfg) -> void * {
-#else
+#else  // FUSE_USE_VERSION < 30
 auto fuse_base::init_impl(struct fuse_conn_info *conn) -> void * {
-#endif
+#endif // FUSE_USE_VERSION >= 30
   static constexpr const std::string_view function_name{
       static_cast<const char *>(__FUNCTION__),
   };
 
-  utils::file::change_to_process_directory();
-  if (not console_enabled_) {
-    if (not repertory::project_initialize()) {
-      utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
-                                "failed to initialize repertory");
-      event_system::instance().raise<unmount_requested>();
-    }
-  }
-
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
   conn->want |= FUSE_CAP_VOL_RENAME;
   conn->want |= FUSE_CAP_XTIMES;
-#endif // __APPLE__
+#endif // defined(__APPLE__)
 
 #if FUSE_USE_VERSION >= 30
   cfg->nullpath_ok = 0;
   cfg->hard_remove = 1;
-#endif
+#endif // FUSE_USE_VERSION >= 30
+
+  if (not utils::file::change_to_process_directory()) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name,
+                              "failed to change to process directory");
+    event_system::instance().raise<unmount_requested>();
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  if (not console_enabled_ && not repertory::project_initialize()) {
+    utils::error::raise_error(function_name, "failed to initialize repertory");
+    event_system::instance().raise<unmount_requested>();
+  }
 
   return this;
 }
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/winfsp/winfsp_drive.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/winfsp/winfsp_drive.cpp
index b9358bbc..62f86bfb 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/winfsp/winfsp_drive.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/winfsp/winfsp_drive.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ auto winfsp_drive::Mounted(PVOID host) -> NTSTATUS {
   };
 
   auto ret = STATUS_SUCCESS;
-  utils::file::change_to_process_directory();
+  if (not utils::file::change_to_process_directory()) {
+    return utils::get_last_error_code();
+  }
 
   auto *file_system_host = reinterpret_cast<FileSystemHost *>(host);
   polling::instance().start(&config_);
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/providers/encrypt/encrypt_provider.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/providers/encrypt/encrypt_provider.cpp
index 6ea62f11..6990b973 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/providers/encrypt/encrypt_provider.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/providers/encrypt/encrypt_provider.cpp
@@ -628,8 +628,9 @@ auto encrypt_provider::get_item_meta(const std::string &api_path,
 }
 
 auto encrypt_provider::get_total_drive_space() const -> std::uint64_t {
-  const auto cfg = config_.get_encrypt_config();
-  return utils::file::get_total_drive_space(cfg.path);
+  auto total_space =
+      utils::file::get_total_drive_space(config_.get_encrypt_config().path);
+  return total_space.value_or(0U);
 }
 
 auto encrypt_provider::get_total_item_count() const -> std::uint64_t {
@@ -646,8 +647,10 @@ auto encrypt_provider::get_total_item_count() const -> std::uint64_t {
 }
 
 auto encrypt_provider::get_used_drive_space() const -> std::uint64_t {
-  const auto cfg = config_.get_encrypt_config();
-  return get_total_drive_space() - utils::file::get_free_drive_space(cfg.path);
+  auto free_space =
+      utils::file::get_free_drive_space(config_.get_encrypt_config().path);
+  return free_space.has_value() ? get_total_drive_space() - free_space.value()
+                                : 0U;
 }
 
 auto encrypt_provider::is_directory(const std::string &api_path,
diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/utils/file_utils.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/utils/file_utils.cpp
index e69c95e6..66849eb8 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/utils/file_utils.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/utils/file_utils.cpp
@@ -31,121 +31,70 @@
 #include "utils/utils.hpp"
 
 namespace repertory::utils::file {
-void change_to_process_directory() {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  std::string file_name;
-  file_name.resize(MAX_PATH);
-  ::GetModuleFileNameA(nullptr, &file_name[0U],
-                       static_cast<DWORD>(file_name.size()));
-
-  std::string path = file_name.c_str();
-  ::PathRemoveFileSpecA(&path[0U]);
-  ::SetCurrentDirectoryA(&path[0U]);
-#else
-  std::string path;
-  path.resize(PATH_MAX + 1);
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-  proc_pidpath(getpid(), &path[0U], path.size());
-#else
-  readlink("/proc/self/exe", &path[0U], path.size());
-#endif
-  path = utils::path::get_parent_path(path);
-  chdir(path.c_str());
-#endif
-}
-
-auto get_free_drive_space(const std::string &path) -> std::uint64_t {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  ULARGE_INTEGER li{};
-  ::GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(path.c_str(), &li, nullptr, nullptr);
-  return li.QuadPart;
-#endif
-#if defined(__linux__)
-  std::uint64_t ret = 0;
-  struct statfs64 st {};
-  if (statfs64(path.c_str(), &st) == 0) {
-    ret = st.f_bfree * st.f_bsize;
-  }
-  return ret;
-#endif
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-  struct statvfs st {};
-  statvfs(path.c_str(), &st);
-  return st.f_bfree * st.f_frsize;
-#endif
-}
-
-auto get_total_drive_space(const std::string &path) -> std::uint64_t {
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  ULARGE_INTEGER li{};
-  ::GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(path.c_str(), nullptr, &li, nullptr);
-  return li.QuadPart;
-#endif
-#if defined(__linux__)
-  std::uint64_t ret = 0;
-  struct statfs64 st {};
-  if (statfs64(path.c_str(), &st) == 0) {
-    ret = st.f_blocks * st.f_bsize;
-  }
-  return ret;
-#endif
-#if defined(__APPLE__)
-  struct statvfs st {};
-  statvfs(path.c_str(), &st);
-  return st.f_blocks * st.f_frsize;
-#endif
-}
-
-auto get_directory_files(std::string path, bool oldest_first,
+auto get_directory_files(std::string_view path, bool oldest_first,
                          bool recursive) -> std::deque<std::string> {
-  path = utils::path::absolute(path);
+  static constexpr const std::string_view function_name{
+      static_cast<const char *>(__FUNCTION__),
+  };
+
+  auto abs_path = utils::path::absolute(path);
   std::deque<std::string> ret;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::uint64_t> lookup;
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   WIN32_FIND_DATA fd{};
-  const auto search = utils::path::combine(path, {"*.*"});
+  auto search = utils::path::combine(abs_path, {"*.*"});
   auto find = ::FindFirstFile(search.c_str(), &fd);
   if (find != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-    do {
-      const auto full_path = utils::path::combine(path, {fd.cFileName});
-      if ((fd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) ==
-          FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) {
-        if (recursive) {
-          const auto sub_files =
-              get_directory_files(full_path, oldest_first, recursive);
-          ret.insert(ret.end(), sub_files.begin(), sub_files.end());
-        } else {
-          ULARGE_INTEGER li{};
-          li.HighPart = fd.ftLastWriteTime.dwHighDateTime;
-          li.LowPart = fd.ftLastWriteTime.dwLowDateTime;
-          lookup[full_path] = li.QuadPart;
-          ret.emplace_back(full_path);
+    try {
+      do {
+        auto full_path = utils::path::combine(abs_path, {fd.cFileName});
+        if ((fd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) ==
+            FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) {
+          if (recursive) {
+            auto sub_files =
+                get_directory_files(full_path, oldest_first, recursive);
+            ret.insert(ret.end(), sub_files.begin(), sub_files.end());
+          } else {
+            ULARGE_INTEGER li{};
+            li.HighPart = fd.ftLastWriteTime.dwHighDateTime;
+            li.LowPart = fd.ftLastWriteTime.dwLowDateTime;
+            lookup[full_path] = li.QuadPart;
+            ret.emplace_back(full_path);
+          }
         }
-      }
-    } while (::FindNextFile(find, &fd) != 0);
+      } while (::FindNextFile(find, &fd) != 0);
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+      utils::error::raise_error(function_name, e,
+                                "failed to get directory files");
+    }
     ::FindClose(find);
 
-    std::sort(ret.begin(), ret.end(),
-              [&](const auto &p1, const auto &p2) -> bool {
-                return (oldest_first != 0) == (lookup[p1] < lookup[p2]);
-              });
+    std::sort(ret.begin(), ret.end(), [&](auto &&path1, auto &&path2) -> bool {
+      return (oldest_first != 0) == (lookup[path1] < lookup[path2]);
+    });
   }
-#else
-  auto *root = opendir(path.c_str());
+#else // !defined(_WIN32)
+  auto *root = opendir(abs_path.c_str());
   if (root) {
-    struct dirent *de{};
-    while ((de = readdir(root)) != nullptr) {
-      if (de->d_type == DT_DIR) {
-        if (recursive) {
-          const auto sub_files =
-              get_directory_files(utils::path::combine(path, {de->d_name}),
-                                  oldest_first, recursive);
-          ret.insert(ret.end(), sub_files.begin(), sub_files.end());
+    try {
+      struct dirent *de{};
+      while ((de = readdir(root)) != nullptr) {
+        if (de->d_type == DT_DIR) {
+          if (recursive) {
+            auto sub_files = get_directory_files(
+                utils::path::combine(abs_path, {de->d_name}), oldest_first,
+                recursive);
+            ret.insert(ret.end(), sub_files.begin(), sub_files.end());
+          }
+        } else {
+          ret.emplace_back(utils::path::combine(abs_path, {de->d_name}));
         }
-      } else {
-        ret.emplace_back(utils::path::combine(path, {de->d_name}));
       }
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+      utils::error::raise_error(function_name, e,
+                                "failed to get directory files");
     }
+
     closedir(root);
 
     const auto add_to_lookup = [&](const std::string &lookup_path) {
@@ -153,25 +102,26 @@ auto get_directory_files(std::string path, bool oldest_first,
         struct stat st {};
         stat(lookup_path.c_str(), &st);
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
-        lookup[lookup_path] = static_cast<std::uint64_t>(
-            (st.st_mtimespec.tv_sec * utils::time::NANOS_PER_SECOND) +
-            st.st_mtimespec.tv_nsec);
+        lookup[lookup_path] =
+            (static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.st_mtimespec.tv_sec) *
+             utils::time::NANOS_PER_SECOND) +
+            static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.st_mtimespec.tv_nsec);
 #else  // !defined(__APPLE__)
-        lookup[lookup_path] = static_cast<std::uint64_t>(
-            (st.st_mtim.tv_sec * utils::time::NANOS_PER_SECOND) +
-            st.st_mtim.tv_nsec);
+        lookup[lookup_path] = (static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.st_mtim.tv_sec) *
+                               utils::time::NANOS_PER_SECOND) +
+                              static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.st_mtim.tv_nsec);
 #endif // defined(__APPLE__)
       }
     };
 
-    std::sort(ret.begin(), ret.end(),
-              [&](const auto &p1, const auto &p2) -> bool {
-                add_to_lookup(p1);
-                add_to_lookup(p2);
-                return (oldest_first != 0) == (lookup[p1] < lookup[p2]);
-              });
+    std::sort(ret.begin(), ret.end(), [&](auto &&path1, auto &&path2) -> bool {
+      add_to_lookup(path1);
+      add_to_lookup(path2);
+      return (oldest_first != 0) == (lookup.at(path1) < lookup.at(path2));
+    });
   }
-#endif
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +140,7 @@ auto read_file_lines(const std::string &path) -> std::vector<std::string> {
 }
 
 auto reset_modified_time(const std::string &path) -> bool {
-  auto ret = false;
+  auto ret{false};
 #if defined(_WIN32)
   SYSTEMTIME st{};
   ::GetSystemTime(&st);
@@ -206,13 +156,14 @@ auto reset_modified_time(const std::string &path) -> bool {
       ::CloseHandle(handle);
     }
   }
-#else
+#else  // !defined(_WIN32)
   auto fd = open(path.c_str(), O_RDWR);
   if ((ret = (fd != -1))) {
-    ret = not futimens(fd, nullptr);
+    ret = futimens(fd, nullptr) == 0;
     close(fd);
   }
-#endif
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
   return ret;
 }
 } // namespace repertory::utils::file
diff --git a/support/include/utils/file.hpp b/support/include/utils/file.hpp
index 5b55904c..bef78ad4 100644
--- a/support/include/utils/file.hpp
+++ b/support/include/utils/file.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ struct file_times final {
   }
 };
 
+[[nodiscard]] auto change_to_process_directory() -> bool;
+
 [[nodiscard]] inline auto
 directory_exists_in_path(std::string_view path,
                          std::string_view sub_directory) -> bool;
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ file_exists_in_path(std::string_view path, std::string_view file_name) -> bool;
 file_exists_in_path(std::wstring_view path,
                     std::wstring_view file_name) -> bool;
 
+[[nodiscard]] auto
+get_free_drive_space(std::string_view path) -> std::optional<std::uint64_t>;
+
 [[nodiscard]] auto get_time(std::string_view path,
                             time_type type) -> std::optional<std::uint64_t>;
 
@@ -83,6 +88,9 @@ get_times(std::string_view path) -> std::optional<file_times>;
 [[nodiscard]] auto
 get_times(std::wstring_view path) -> std::optional<file_times>;
 
+[[nodiscard]] auto
+get_total_drive_space(std::string_view path) -> std::optional<std::uint64_t>;
+
 #if defined(PROJECT_ENABLE_LIBDSM)
 [[nodiscard]] auto
 smb_create_and_validate_relative_path(std::string_view smb_path,
diff --git a/support/src/utils/file.cpp b/support/src/utils/file.cpp
index ced2f49c..bd5447d9 100644
--- a/support/src/utils/file.cpp
+++ b/support/src/utils/file.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,102 @@
 #include "utils/path.hpp"
 #include "utils/string.hpp"
 #include "utils/time.hpp"
+#include "utils/unix.hpp"
 #include "utils/windows.hpp"
 
 namespace repertory::utils::file {
+auto change_to_process_directory() -> bool {
+  static constexpr const std::string_view function_name{
+      static_cast<const char *>(__FUNCTION__),
+  };
+
+  try {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    std::string file_name;
+    file_name.resize(MAX_PATH + 1U);
+
+    ::GetModuleFileNameA(nullptr, file_name.data(),
+                         static_cast<DWORD>(file_name.size() - 1U));
+    auto path = utils::path::strip_to_file_name(file_name.c_str());
+    ::SetCurrentDirectoryA(path.c_str());
+#else // !defined(_WIN32)
+    std::string path;
+    path.resize(PATH_MAX + 1);
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    proc_pidpath(getpid(), path.c_str(), path.size());
+#else  // !defined(__APPLE__)
+    auto res = readlink("/proc/self/exe", path.data(), path.size());
+    if (res == -1) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to readlink|" + path + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(errno));
+    }
+#endif // defined(__APPLE__)
+    path = utils::path::get_parent_path(path);
+    res = chdir(path.c_str());
+    if (res != 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to chdir|" + path + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(errno));
+    }
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
+    return true;
+  } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+    utils::error::handle_exception(function_name, e);
+  } catch (...) {
+    utils::error::handle_exception(function_name);
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+auto get_free_drive_space(std::string_view path)
+    -> std::optional<std::uint64_t> {
+  static constexpr const std::string_view function_name{
+      static_cast<const char *>(__FUNCTION__),
+  };
+
+  try {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    ULARGE_INTEGER li{};
+    if (not ::GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(path.c_str(), &li, nullptr, nullptr)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to get free disk space|" +
+                               std::string{path} + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    }
+
+    return li.QuadPart;
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    struct statfs64 st {};
+    if (statfs64(std::string{path}.c_str(), &st) != 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to get free disk space|" +
+                               std::string{path} + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    }
+
+    return st.f_bfree * static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.f_bsize);
+#endif // defined(__linux__)
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    struct statvfs st {};
+    if (statvfs(path.c_str(), &st) != 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to get free disk space|" +
+                               std::string{path} + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    }
+
+    return st.f_bfree * static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.f_frsize);
+#endif // defined(__APPLE__)
+  } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+    utils::error::handle_exception(function_name, e);
+  } catch (...) {
+    utils::error::handle_exception(function_name);
+  }
+
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 auto get_time(std::string_view path,
               time_type type) -> std::optional<std::uint64_t> {
   auto times = get_times(path);
@@ -111,6 +204,53 @@ auto get_times(std::wstring_view path) -> std::optional<file_times> {
   return get_times(utils::string::to_utf8(path));
 }
 
+auto get_total_drive_space(std::string_view path)
+    -> std::optional<std::uint64_t> {
+  static constexpr const std::string_view function_name{
+      static_cast<const char *>(__FUNCTION__),
+  };
+
+  try {
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    ULARGE_INTEGER li{};
+    if (not ::GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(path.c_str(), nullptr, &li, nullptr)) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to get total disk space|" +
+                               std::string{path} + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    }
+    return li.QuadPart;
+#endif // defined(_WIN32)
+
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    struct statfs64 st {};
+    if (statfs64(std::string{path}.c_str(), &st) != 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to get total disk space|" +
+                               std::string{path} + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    }
+
+    return st.f_blocks * static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.f_bsize);
+#endif // defined(__linux__)
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    struct statvfs st {};
+    if (statvfs(path.c_str(), &st) != 0) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to get total disk space|" +
+                               std::string{path} + '|' +
+                               std::to_string(utils::get_last_error_code()));
+    }
+
+    return st.f_blocks * static_cast<std::uint64_t>(st.f_frsize);
+#endif // defined(__APPLE__)
+  } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+    utils::error::handle_exception(function_name, e);
+  } catch (...) {
+    utils::error::handle_exception(function_name);
+  }
+
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 auto i_fs_item::get_time(time_type type) const -> std::optional<std::uint64_t> {
   return utils::file::get_time(get_path(), type);
 }