diff --git a/src-tauri/src/file_helpers.rs b/src-tauri/src/file_helpers.rs
index b0d7987..3ec0c43 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/file_helpers.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/file_helpers.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn copy_file(path: String, new_path: String) -> bool {
   let path_buf = std::path::PathBuf::from(&path);
 
   // If the new path doesn't exist, create it.
-  if !dir_exists(new_path_buf.pop().to_string().as_str()) {
+  if !dir_exists(std::path::PathBuf::from(&new_path).pop().to_string().as_str()) {
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&new_path).unwrap();
   }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn copy_file_with_new_name(path: String, new_path: String, new_name: String)
   let path_buf = std::path::PathBuf::from(&path);
 
   // If the new path doesn't exist, create it.
-  if !dir_exists(new_path_buf.pop().to_string().as_str()) {
+  if !dir_exists(std::path::PathBuf::from(&new_path).pop().to_string().as_str()) {
     match std::fs::create_dir_all(&new_path) {
       Ok(_) => {}
       Err(e) => {
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ pub fn copy_file_with_new_name(path: String, new_path: String, new_name: String)
     };
   }
 
+  new_path_buf.push(new_name);
+
   // Copy old to new
-  match std::fs::copy(&path_buf, format!("{}/{}", new_path, new_name)) {
+  match std::fs::copy(&path_buf, &new_path_buf) {
     Ok(_) => true,
     Err(e) => {
       println!("Failed to copy file: {}", e);
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/metadata_patcher.rs b/src-tauri/src/metadata_patcher.rs
index cd16946..7669c3e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/metadata_patcher.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/metadata_patcher.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use regex::Regex;
-use std::{fs, fs::File, fs::OpenOptions, io::Read, io::Write};
+use std::{fs, path::Path, fs::File, fs::OpenOptions, io::Read, io::Write};
 
 // For these two functions, a non-zero return value indicates failure.
 extern "C" {
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn patch_metadata(metadata_folder: &str) -> bool {
   let metadata_file = &(metadata_folder.to_owned() + "\\global-metadata-unpatched.dat");
+  // check if metadata_file exists
+  if !Path::new(metadata_file).exists() {
+    println!("Metadata file not found");
+    return false;
+  }
+
   println!("Patching metadata file: {}", metadata_file);
   let decrypted = decrypt_metadata(metadata_file);
   if do_vecs_match(&decrypted, &Vec::new()) {
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ fn replace_rsa_key(old_data: &str, to_replace: &str, file_name: &str) -> String
 
 fn encrypt_metadata(old_data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
   let mut data = old_data.to_vec();
+
   let success = unsafe { encrypt_global_metadata(data.as_mut_ptr(), data.len()) } == 0;
   if success {
     println!("Successfully encrypted global-metadata");