diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp
index c43c14eb1..fe4bcc47d 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/file.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace hex {
         void setSize(u64 size);
 
         void flush();
-        void remove();
+        bool remove();
 
         auto getHandle() { return this->m_file; }
         const fs::path &getPath() { return this->m_path; }
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
index d697fd0a7..bd042cf79 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/utils.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace hex {
     std::string encodeByteString(const std::vector<u8> &bytes);
     std::vector<u8> decodeByteString(const std::string &string);
 
+    bool isPathWritable(fs::path path);
 
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr inline u64 extract(u8 from, u8 to, const hex::unsigned_integral auto &value) {
         if (from < to) std::swap(from, to);
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp
index 84939b015..7fcf530dd 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/file.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ namespace hex {
         fflush(this->m_file);
     }
 
-    void File::remove() {
+    bool File::remove() {
         this->close();
-        std::remove(this->m_path.string().c_str());
+        return std::remove(this->m_path.string().c_str()) == 0;
     }
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/utils.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/utils.cpp
index fbf2b1435..3cecf2405 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/utils.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/utils.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <hex/helpers/logger.hpp>
+#include <hex/helpers/file.hpp>
 
 namespace hex {
 
@@ -393,6 +394,23 @@ namespace hex {
         return result;
     }
 
+    bool isPathWritable(fs::path path) {
+        constexpr static auto TestFileName = "__imhex__tmp__";
+        {
+            File file(path / TestFileName, File::Mode::Read);
+            if (file.isValid()) {
+                if (!file.remove())
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        File file(path / TestFileName, File::Mode::Create);
+        bool result = file.isValid();
+        if (!file.remove())
+            return false;
+
+        return result;
+    }
 
     bool openFileBrowser(const std::string &title, DialogMode mode, const std::vector<nfdfilteritem_t> &validExtensions, const std::function<void(fs::path)> &callback, const std::string &defaultPath) {
         NFD::Init();
diff --git a/main/source/main.cpp b/main/source/main.cpp
index 870620bb0..7e6dce816 100644
--- a/main/source/main.cpp
+++ b/main/source/main.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "init/splash_window.hpp"
 #include "init/tasks.hpp"
 
-#include <hex/helpers/file.hpp>
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
     using namespace hex;
     ImHexApi::System::impl::setProgramArguments(argc, argv, envp);
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp
index b0b51ce0c..2030bfc2b 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_store.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
                                         downloadDoneCallback(entry);
                                     } else
-                                        log::error("Download failed!");
+                                        log::error("Download failed! HTTP Code {}", response.code);
 
 
                                     this->m_download = {};
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
                                 auto path = folder / fs::path(storeEntry.fileName);
 
-                                if (fs::exists(path)) {
+                                if (fs::exists(path) && hex::isPathWritable(folder)) {
                                     storeEntry.installed = true;
 
                                     std::ifstream file(path, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
@@ -237,7 +237,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     bool ViewStore::download(ImHexPath pathType, const std::string &fileName, const std::string &url, bool update) {
         bool downloading = false;
         for (const auto &path : hex::getPath(pathType)) {
+            if (!hex::isPathWritable(path))
+                continue;
+
             auto fullPath = path / fs::path(fileName);
+
             if (!update || fs::exists(fullPath)) {
                 downloading          = true;
                 this->m_downloadPath = fullPath;
@@ -257,8 +261,10 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
     bool ViewStore::remove(ImHexPath pathType, const std::string &fileName) {
         bool removed = false;
         for (const auto &path : hex::getPath(pathType)) {
-            bool removedFile   = fs::remove(path / fs::path(fileName));
-            bool removedFolder = fs::remove(path / fs::path(fileName).stem());
+            std::error_code error;
+
+            bool removedFile   = fs::remove(path / fs::path(fileName), error);
+            bool removedFolder = fs::remove(path / fs::path(fileName).stem(), error);
 
             removed = removed || removedFile || removedFolder;
         }