diff --git a/FileSystem/DirectoryIOLinux.cs b/FileSystem/DirectoryIOLinux.cs
index 2da2bb4..1d0a680 100644
--- a/FileSystem/DirectoryIOLinux.cs
+++ b/FileSystem/DirectoryIOLinux.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public void DeleteDirectory(string path)
         {
             if (Directory.Exists(path))
             {
-                AllowWritesOnDirectory(path);
+                TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(path);
                 Directory.Delete(path, true);
             }
         }
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ public void MoveDirectory(string source, string target, bool move = true, bool f
         {
             string sourcePath = source.TrimEnd('\\', ' ');
             string targetPath = target.TrimEnd('\\', ' ');
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(sourcePath);
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(targetPath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(sourcePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(targetPath);
             var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(sourcePath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
                 .GroupBy(s => Path.GetDirectoryName(s));
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ public void MoveDirectory(string source, string target, bool move = true, bool f
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void Unzip(string zipPath, string destinationDir)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(zipPath);
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(destinationDir);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(zipPath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(destinationDir);
             ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, destinationDir);
         }
 
@@ -233,6 +233,20 @@ public void AllowWritesOnDirectory(string path)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                AllowWritesOnDirectory(path);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         public IDirectoryInfoIO CreateDirectory(string path)
         {
             var dir = Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
diff --git a/FileSystem/DirectoryIOWin.cs b/FileSystem/DirectoryIOWin.cs
index a048730..e6fbb92 100644
--- a/FileSystem/DirectoryIOWin.cs
+++ b/FileSystem/DirectoryIOWin.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void DeleteDirectory(string path)
         {
             if (Directory.Exists(path))
             {
-                AllowWritesOnDirectory(path);
+                TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(path);
                 Directory.Delete(path, true);
             }
         }
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ public void MoveDirectory(string source, string target, bool move = true, bool f
         {
             string sourcePath = source.TrimEnd('\\', ' ');
             string targetPath = target.TrimEnd('\\', ' ');
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(sourcePath);
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(targetPath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(sourcePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(targetPath);
             var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(sourcePath, "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
                 .GroupBy(s => Path.GetDirectoryName(s));
 
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ public void MoveDirectory(string source, string target, bool move = true, bool f
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void Unzip(string zipPath, string destinationDir)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(zipPath);
-            AllowWritesOnDirectory(destinationDir);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(zipPath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(destinationDir);
             ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, destinationDir);
         }
 
@@ -245,6 +245,20 @@ public void AllowWritesOnDirectory(string path)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public bool TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                AllowWritesOnDirectory(path);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         public IDirectoryInfoIO CreateDirectory(string path)
         {
             var dir = Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
diff --git a/FileSystem/FileIOLinux.cs b/FileSystem/FileIOLinux.cs
index 3f76e61..d7976c6 100644
--- a/FileSystem/FileIOLinux.cs
+++ b/FileSystem/FileIOLinux.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ internal sealed class FileIOLinux : IFileIO
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void AppendAllText(string filePath, string fileContent)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             File.AppendAllText(filePath, fileContent);
         }
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public void DeleteFile(string path)
         {
             if (File.Exists(path))
             {
-                AllowWritesOnFile(path);
+                TryAllowWritesOnFile(path);
                 File.Delete(path);
             }
         }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public string GetParentDirectory(string relativePath)
         public void MoveFile(string filePath, string sourceFolder, string targetFolder, bool forceReplace)
         {
             string targetFile = Path.Combine(targetFolder, Path.GetFileName(filePath));
-            AllowWritesOnFile(sourceFolder);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(sourceFolder);
 
             if (!File.Exists(targetFile))
             {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public string ReadAllText(string filePath, System.Text.Encoding encoding)
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void WriteAllText(string filePath, string fileContent)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             File.WriteAllText(filePath, fileContent);
         }
 
@@ -154,12 +154,21 @@ public FileStream Create(string path, int bufferSize, FileOptions options)
             return File.Create(path, bufferSize, options);
         }
 
-        private static void AllowWritesOnFile(string path)
+        private static bool TryAllowWritesOnFile(string path)
         {
-            var file = new FileInfo(path);
-            if (file.Exists)
+            try
             {
-                file.Attributes = FileAttributes.Normal;
+                var file = new FileInfo(path);
+                if (file.Exists)
+                {
+                    file.Attributes = FileAttributes.Normal;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/FileSystem/FileIOWin.cs b/FileSystem/FileIOWin.cs
index 88cd974..033a81d 100644
--- a/FileSystem/FileIOWin.cs
+++ b/FileSystem/FileIOWin.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ internal sealed class FileIOWin : IFileIO
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void AppendAllText(string filePath, string fileContent)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             File.AppendAllText(filePath, fileContent);
         }
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public void DeleteFile(string path)
         {
             if (File.Exists(path))
             {
-                AllowWritesOnFile(path);
+                TryAllowWritesOnFile(path);
                 File.Delete(path);
             }
         }
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ public void MoveFile(string filePath, string sourceFolder, string targetFolder,
 
             if (!File.Exists(targetFile))
             {
-                AllowWritesOnFile(sourceFolder);
+                TryAllowWritesOnFile(sourceFolder);
                 File.Move(filePath, targetFile);
             }
             else
             {
                 if (forceReplace)
                 {
-                    AllowWritesOnFile(sourceFolder);
+                    TryAllowWritesOnFile(sourceFolder);
                     DeleteFile(targetFile);
                     File.Move(filePath, targetFile);
                 }
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public void MoveFile(string filePath, string sourceFolder, string targetFolder,
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public byte[] ReadAllBytes(string filePath)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             if (File.Exists(filePath))
             {
                 return File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public byte[] ReadAllBytes(string filePath)
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public string ReadAllText(string filePath)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             if (File.Exists(filePath))
             {
                 return File.ReadAllText(filePath);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public string ReadAllText(string filePath)
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public string ReadAllText(string filePath, System.Text.Encoding encoding)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             if (File.Exists(filePath))
             {
                 return File.ReadAllText(filePath, encoding);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public string ReadAllText(string filePath, System.Text.Encoding encoding)
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void WriteAllText(string filePath, string fileContent)
         {
-            AllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
+            TryAllowWritesOnFile(filePath);
             File.WriteAllText(filePath, fileContent);
         }
 
@@ -160,22 +160,31 @@ public System.IO.FileStream Create(string path, int bufferSize, System.IO.FileOp
             return File.Create(path, bufferSize, options);
         }
 
-        private static void AllowWritesOnFile(string path)
+        private static bool TryAllowWritesOnFile(string path)
         {
-            // DirectoryInfo can be created from a file path
-            //FileSecurity fileSec = new FileSecurity(path,AccessControlSections.All);
-            //if (AccessPermissions.HasWritePermissionOnDir(fileSec)) return;
-            var file = new FileInfo(path);
+            try
+            {
+                // DirectoryInfo can be created from a file path
+                //FileSecurity fileSec = new FileSecurity(path,AccessControlSections.All);
+                //if (AccessPermissions.HasWritePermissionOnDir(fileSec)) return;
+                var file = new FileInfo(path);
+
+                if (file.Exists)
+                {
+                    file.Attributes = System.IO.FileAttributes.Normal;
+                }
 
-            if (file.Exists)
+                //if (!AccessPermissions.WaitOnWritePermission(fileSec, new TimeSpan(0, 0, 10)))
+                //{
+                //    throw new TimeoutException("Could not get write access on: " + path);
+                //}
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
             {
-                file.Attributes = System.IO.FileAttributes.Normal;
+                return false;
             }
-
-            //if (!AccessPermissions.WaitOnWritePermission(fileSec, new TimeSpan(0, 0, 10)))
-            //{
-            //    throw new TimeoutException("Could not get write access on: " + path);
-            //}
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/FileSystem/IDirectoryIO.cs b/FileSystem/IDirectoryIO.cs
index 9435042..a731cf1 100644
--- a/FileSystem/IDirectoryIO.cs
+++ b/FileSystem/IDirectoryIO.cs
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ public interface IDirectoryIO
         /// <param name="path">Path to the directory</param>
         void AllowWritesOnDirectory(string path);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Allow writes to be performed on the directory and its contents.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">Path to the directory</param>
+        bool TryAllowWritesOnDirectory(string path);
+
         /// <summary>Creates all directories and subdirectories in the specified path unless they already exist.</summary>
         /// <param name="path">The directory to create.</param>
         /// <exception cref="T:System.IO.IOException">The directory specified by <paramref name="path" /> is a file.