diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index 42343ff8f..25ee8fa69 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -389,20 +389,15 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, argv)
     {
         static const QString baseLogFile = BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_NAME + "-%0.log";
         static const QString logBase = FS::PathCombine("logs", baseLogFile);
-        auto moveFile = [](const QString& oldName, const QString& newName) {
-            QFile::remove(newName);
-            QFile::copy(oldName, newName);
-            QFile::remove(oldName);
-        };
         if (FS::ensureFolderPathExists("logs")) {  // if this did not fail
             for (auto i = 0; i <= 4; i++)
                 if (auto oldName = baseLogFile.arg(i);
                     QFile::exists(oldName))  // do not pointlessly delete new files if the old ones are not there
-                    moveFile(oldName, logBase.arg(i));
+                    FS::move(oldName, logBase.arg(i));
         }
 
         for (auto i = 4; i > 0; i--)
-            moveFile(logBase.arg(i - 1), logBase.arg(i));
+            FS::move(logBase.arg(i - 1), logBase.arg(i));
 
         logFile = std::unique_ptr<QFile>(new QFile(logBase.arg(0)));
         if (!logFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Text | QIODevice::Truncate)) {
diff --git a/launcher/BaseInstaller.cpp b/launcher/BaseInstaller.cpp
index 1ff86ed40..96a3b5ebe 100644
--- a/launcher/BaseInstaller.cpp
+++ b/launcher/BaseInstaller.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 
 #include "BaseInstaller.h"
+#include "FileSystem.h"
 #include "minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h"
 
 BaseInstaller::BaseInstaller() {}
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ bool BaseInstaller::add(MinecraftInstance* to)
 
 bool BaseInstaller::remove(MinecraftInstance* from)
 {
-    return QFile::remove(filename(from->instanceRoot()));
+    return FS::deletePath(filename(from->instanceRoot()));
 }
 
 QString BaseInstaller::filename(const QString& root) const
diff --git a/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp b/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp
index 73dc17891..9688fa112 100644
--- a/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/InstanceCreationTask.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QFile>
+#include "FileSystem.h"
 
 InstanceCreationTask::InstanceCreationTask() = default;
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ void InstanceCreationTask::executeTask()
             if (!QFile::exists(path))
                 continue;
             qDebug() << "Removing" << path;
-            if (!QFile::remove(path)) {
+            if (!FS::deletePath(path)) {
                 qCritical() << "Couldn't remove the old conflicting files.";
                 emitFailed(tr("Failed to remove old conflicting files."));
                 return;
diff --git a/launcher/MMCZip.cpp b/launcher/MMCZip.cpp
index b81106a59..b6bfac25d 100644
--- a/launcher/MMCZip.cpp
+++ b/launcher/MMCZip.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ bool compressDirFiles(QString fileCompressed, QString dir, QFileInfoList files,
     QuaZip zip(fileCompressed);
     QDir().mkpath(QFileInfo(fileCompressed).absolutePath());
     if (!zip.open(QuaZip::mdCreate)) {
-        QFile::remove(fileCompressed);
+        FS::deletePath(fileCompressed);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ bool compressDirFiles(QString fileCompressed, QString dir, QFileInfoList files,
 
     zip.close();
     if (zip.getZipError() != 0) {
-        QFile::remove(fileCompressed);
+        FS::deletePath(fileCompressed);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
 {
     QuaZip zipOut(targetJarPath);
     if (!zipOut.open(QuaZip::mdCreate)) {
-        QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+        FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
         qCritical() << "Failed to open the minecraft.jar for modding";
         return false;
     }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
         if (mod->type() == ResourceType::ZIPFILE) {
             if (!mergeZipFiles(&zipOut, mod->fileinfo(), addedFiles)) {
                 zipOut.close();
-                QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+                FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
                 qCritical() << "Failed to add" << mod->fileinfo().fileName() << "to the jar.";
                 return false;
             }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
             auto filename = mod->fileinfo();
             if (!JlCompress::compressFile(&zipOut, filename.absoluteFilePath(), filename.fileName())) {
                 zipOut.close();
-                QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+                FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
                 qCritical() << "Failed to add" << mod->fileinfo().fileName() << "to the jar.";
                 return false;
             }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
 
             if (!compressDirFiles(&zipOut, parent_dir, files)) {
                 zipOut.close();
-                QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+                FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
                 qCritical() << "Failed to add" << mod->fileinfo().fileName() << "to the jar.";
                 return false;
             }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
         } else {
             // Make sure we do not continue launching when something is missing or undefined...
             zipOut.close();
-            QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+            FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
             qCritical() << "Failed to add unknown mod type" << mod->fileinfo().fileName() << "to the jar.";
             return false;
         }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
 
     if (!mergeZipFiles(&zipOut, QFileInfo(sourceJarPath), addedFiles, [](const QString key) { return !key.contains("META-INF"); })) {
         zipOut.close();
-        QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+        FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
         qCritical() << "Failed to insert minecraft.jar contents.";
         return false;
     }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool createModdedJar(QString sourceJarPath, QString targetJarPath, const QList<M
     // Recompress the jar
     zipOut.close();
     if (zipOut.getZipError() != 0) {
-        QFile::remove(targetJarPath);
+        FS::deletePath(targetJarPath);
         qCritical() << "Failed to finalize minecraft.jar!";
         return false;
     }
@@ -499,10 +499,10 @@ auto ExportToZipTask::exportZip() -> ZipResult
 void ExportToZipTask::finish()
 {
     if (m_build_zip_future.isCanceled()) {
-        QFile::remove(m_output_path);
+        FS::deletePath(m_output_path);
         emitAborted();
     } else if (auto result = m_build_zip_future.result(); result.has_value()) {
-        QFile::remove(m_output_path);
+        FS::deletePath(m_output_path);
         emitFailed(result.value());
     } else {
         emitSucceeded();
diff --git a/launcher/icons/IconList.cpp b/launcher/icons/IconList.cpp
index 5576b9745..e4157ea2d 100644
--- a/launcher/icons/IconList.cpp
+++ b/launcher/icons/IconList.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ const MMCIcon* IconList::icon(const QString& key) const
 
 bool IconList::deleteIcon(const QString& key)
 {
-    return iconFileExists(key) && QFile::remove(icon(key)->getFilePath());
+    return iconFileExists(key) && FS::deletePath(icon(key)->getFilePath());
 }
 
 bool IconList::trashIcon(const QString& key)
diff --git a/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp b/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp
index 5f9804e48..8a99e3303 100644
--- a/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp
+++ b/launcher/meta/BaseEntity.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "BaseEntity.h"
 
+#include "FileSystem.h"
 #include "Json.h"
 #include "net/ApiDownload.h"
 #include "net/HttpMetaCache.h"
@@ -83,8 +84,7 @@ bool Meta::BaseEntity::loadLocalFile()
     } catch (const Exception& e) {
         qDebug() << QString("Unable to parse file %1: %2").arg(fname, e.cause());
         // just make sure it's gone and we never consider it again.
-        QFile::remove(fname);
-        return false;
+        return !FS::deletePath(fname);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/Component.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/Component.cpp
index 79ea7a06d..ad2e4023c 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/Component.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/Component.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ bool Component::revert()
     bool result = true;
     // just kill the file and reload
     if (QFile::exists(filename)) {
-        result = QFile::remove(filename);
+        result = FS::deletePath(filename);
     }
     if (result) {
         // file gone...
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/PackProfile.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/PackProfile.cpp
index 180f8aa30..4b17cdf07 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/PackProfile.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/PackProfile.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ bool PackProfile::installCustomJar_internal(QString filepath)
 
     QFileInfo jarInfo(finalPath);
     if (jarInfo.exists()) {
-        if (!QFile::remove(finalPath)) {
+        if (!FS::deletePath(finalPath)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
index 9157f35f0..5bea720d0 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool ResourceFolderModel::installResource(QString original_path)
         case ResourceType::ZIPFILE:
         case ResourceType::LITEMOD: {
             if (QFile::exists(new_path) || QFile::exists(new_path + QString(".disabled"))) {
-                if (!QFile::remove(new_path)) {
+                if (!FS::deletePath(new_path)) {
                     qCritical() << "Cleaning up new location (" << new_path << ") was unsuccessful!";
                     return false;
                 }
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/atlauncher/ATLPackInstallTask.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/atlauncher/ATLPackInstallTask.cpp
index 8ae8145de..57660aa6d 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/atlauncher/ATLPackInstallTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/atlauncher/ATLPackInstallTask.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void PackInstallTask::deleteExistingFiles()
 
     // Delete the files
     for (const auto& item : filesToDelete) {
-        QFile::remove(item);
+        FS::deletePath(item);
     }
 }
 
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ bool PackInstallTask::extractMods(const QMap<QString, VersionMod>& toExtract,
         // the copy from the Configs.zip
         QFileInfo fileInfo(to);
         if (fileInfo.exists()) {
-            if (!QFile::remove(to)) {
+            if (!FS::deletePath(to)) {
                 qWarning() << "Failed to delete" << to;
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/launcher/modplatform/helpers/OverrideUtils.cpp b/launcher/modplatform/helpers/OverrideUtils.cpp
index 65b5f7603..60983a5cf 100644
--- a/launcher/modplatform/helpers/OverrideUtils.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modplatform/helpers/OverrideUtils.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void createOverrides(const QString& name, const QString& parent_folder, const QS
 {
     QString file_path(FS::PathCombine(parent_folder, name + ".txt"));
     if (QFile::exists(file_path))
-        QFile::remove(file_path);
+        FS::deletePath(file_path);
 
     FS::ensureFilePathExists(file_path);
 
diff --git a/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp b/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp
index 5fe22bdd0..8948b3e82 100644
--- a/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp
+++ b/launcher/updater/prismupdater/PrismUpdater.cpp
@@ -352,15 +352,10 @@ PrismUpdaterApp::PrismUpdaterApp(int& argc, char** argv) : QApplication(argc, ar
         FS::ensureFolderPathExists(FS::PathCombine(m_dataPath, "logs"));
         static const QString baseLogFile = BuildConfig.LAUNCHER_NAME + "Updater" + (m_checkOnly ? "-CheckOnly" : "") + "-%0.log";
         static const QString logBase = FS::PathCombine(m_dataPath, "logs", baseLogFile);
-        auto moveFile = [](const QString& oldName, const QString& newName) {
-            QFile::remove(newName);
-            QFile::copy(oldName, newName);
-            QFile::remove(oldName);
-        };
 
         if (FS::ensureFolderPathExists("logs")) {  // enough history to track both launches of the updater during a portable install
-            moveFile(logBase.arg(1), logBase.arg(2));
-            moveFile(logBase.arg(0), logBase.arg(1));
+            FS::move(logBase.arg(1), logBase.arg(2));
+            FS::move(logBase.arg(0), logBase.arg(1));
         }
 
         logFile = std::unique_ptr<QFile>(new QFile(logBase.arg(0)));
@@ -924,7 +919,7 @@ bool PrismUpdaterApp::callAppImageUpdate()
 
 void PrismUpdaterApp::clearUpdateLog()
 {
-    QFile::remove(m_updateLogPath);
+    FS::deletePath(m_updateLogPath);
 }
 
 void PrismUpdaterApp::logUpdate(const QString& msg)