diff --git a/Source/IO/FS/FS.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/FS/FS.NT.cpp
index 07d1d0d9..343551ac 100644
--- a/Source/IO/FS/FS.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/FS/FS.NT.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
 
     AUKN_SYM bool DirsInDirectory(const AuString &string, AuList<AuString> &dirs)
     {
+        if (string.empty())
+        {
+            SysPushErrorArg("Cannot open an IO handle to the provided empty path");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         auto itr = ReadDir(string);
         if (!itr)
         {
@@ -173,13 +179,20 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         bool status;
         AuMemoryViewWrite writeView;
         size_t offset;
-        
+
+        if (path.empty())
+        {
+            SysPushErrorArg("Cannot open an IO handle to the provided empty path");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         status    = false;
         offset    = 0;
         win32Path = Locale::ConvertFromUTF8(NormalizePathRet(path));
 
         if (win32Path.empty())
         {
+            SysPushErrorMemory();
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -238,12 +251,26 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
     {
         try
         {
-            DWORD dwAttrib = ::GetFileAttributesW(Locale::ConvertFromUTF8(NormalizePathRet(path)).c_str());
+            if (path.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorArg("Cannot open an IO handle to the provided empty path");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            auto translatedPath = Locale::ConvertFromUTF8(NormalizePathRet(path));
+            if (translatedPath.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorMemory();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            DWORD dwAttrib = ::GetFileAttributesW(translatedPath.c_str());
             return ((dwAttrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) &&
                    !(dwAttrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY));
         }
         catch (...)
         {
+            SysPushErrorCatch();
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -252,12 +279,26 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
     {
         try
         {
-            DWORD dwAttrib = ::GetFileAttributesW(Locale::ConvertFromUTF8(NormalizePathRet(path)).c_str());
+            if (path.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorArg("Cannot open an IO handle to the provided empty path");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            auto translatedPath = Locale::ConvertFromUTF8(NormalizePathRet(path));
+            if (translatedPath.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorMemory();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            DWORD dwAttrib = ::GetFileAttributesW(translatedPath.c_str());
             return ((dwAttrib != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) &&
                     (dwAttrib & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY));
         }
         catch (...)
         {
+            SysPushErrorCatch();
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -266,10 +307,24 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
     {
         try
         {
-            return CreateDirectories(NormalizePathRet(path), false);
+            if (path.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorArg("Cannot open an IO handle to the provided empty path");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            auto translatedPath = NormalizePathRet(path);
+            if (translatedPath.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorMemory();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return CreateDirectories(translatedPath, false);
         }
         catch (...)
         {
+            SysPushErrorCatch();
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -278,7 +333,19 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
     {
         try
         {
+            if (path.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorArg("Cannot open an IO handle to the provided empty path");
+                return false;
+            }
+
             auto translatedPath = Locale::ConvertFromUTF8(NormalizePathRet(path));
+            if (translatedPath.empty())
+            {
+                SysPushErrorMemory();
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (::DeleteFileW(translatedPath.c_str()))
             {
                 return true;
@@ -293,6 +360,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         }
         catch (...)
         {
+            SysPushErrorCatch();
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -327,6 +395,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         }
         catch (...)
         {
+            SysPushErrorCatch();
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp b/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp
index e1a8d57d..f8630427 100644
--- a/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/FS/FS.cpp
@@ -48,24 +48,38 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
                 // Working directory
                 if (path[iOffset] == '.')
                 {
-                    SysAssert(Process::GetWorkingDirectory(buffer));
-                    buffer += kPathSplitter;
+                    if (!Process::GetWorkingDirectory(buffer))
+                    {
+                        result.clear();
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 // Binary directory
                 else if (path[iOffset] == '^')
                 {
-                    SysAssert(Process::GetProcDirectory(buffer));
-                    buffer += kPathSplitter;
+                    if (!Process::GetProcDirectory(buffer))
+                    {
+                        result.clear();
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 // Local Aurora profile
                 else if (path[iOffset] == '~')
                 {
-                    SysAssert(FS::GetProfileDomain(buffer));
+                    if (!FS::GetProfileDomain(buffer))
+                    {
+                        result.clear();
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 // Global Aurora profile
                 else if (path[iOffset] == '!')
                 {
-                    SysAssert(FS::GetSystemDomain(buffer));
+                    if (!FS::GetSystemDomain(buffer))
+                    {
+                        result.clear();
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 else if (path[iOffset] == '?')
                 {
diff --git a/Source/IO/FS/FS.hpp b/Source/IO/FS/FS.hpp
index 4c3583e5..714fc832 100644
--- a/Source/IO/FS/FS.hpp
+++ b/Source/IO/FS/FS.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         }
         catch (...)
         {
-            str = {};
+            AuResetMember(str);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/IO/FS/FSTimes.NT.cpp b/Source/IO/FS/FSTimes.NT.cpp
index 5b4c91bf..a8520ff2 100644
--- a/Source/IO/FS/FSTimes.NT.cpp
+++ b/Source/IO/FS/FSTimes.NT.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace Aurora::IO::FS
         auto pathex = NormalizePathRet(path);
         if (pathex.empty())
         {
+            SysPushErrorMemory();
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/Source/Process/AuPaths.cpp b/Source/Process/AuPaths.cpp
index 756d126c..299414f1 100644
--- a/Source/Process/AuPaths.cpp
+++ b/Source/Process/AuPaths.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     #define _USE_GET_CWD
 #endif
 
+#include <Source/IO/FS/FS.hpp>
+
 namespace Aurora::Process
 {
     AUKN_SYM bool GetWorkingDirectory(AuString &path)
@@ -36,6 +38,11 @@ namespace Aurora::Process
 
         path = Locale::ConvertFromWChar(eh.data(), length);
 
+        if (!path.ends_with(AuFS::kPathSplitter))
+        {
+            path += AuFS::kPathSplitter;
+        }
+
         return true;
         
     #elif defined(AURORA_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
@@ -52,6 +59,11 @@ namespace Aurora::Process
 
         path.resize(strlen(path.data()));
 
+        if (!path.ends_with(AuFS::kPathSplitter))
+        {
+            path += AuFS::kPathSplitter;
+        }
+
         return true;
 
     #endif 
@@ -195,7 +207,13 @@ namespace Aurora::Process
             cachedPartialPath = cachedFullPath.substr(0, indexA);
         }
 
+        if (!cachedPartialPath.ends_with(AuFS::kPathSplitter))
+        {
+            cachedPartialPath += AuFS::kPathSplitter;
+        }
+
     returnCached:
+
         module      = cachedModule;
         fullPath    = cachedFullPath;
         partialPath = cachedPartialPath;
diff --git a/Source/Processes/AuOpen.Win32.cpp b/Source/Processes/AuOpen.Win32.cpp
index a761295f..6320eb67 100644
--- a/Source/Processes/AuOpen.Win32.cpp
+++ b/Source/Processes/AuOpen.Win32.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Aurora::Processes
 
     static void OpenerThread()
     {
-        CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
+        (void)CoInitializeEx(nullptr, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
         RunTasks();
         CoUninitialize();
     }
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ namespace Aurora::Processes
         auto path = AuIOFS::NormalizePathRet(file);
         bool bFileExists {};
 
+        if (path.empty())
+        {
+            SysPushErrorMemory();
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (!(bFileExists = AuFS::FileExists(path)) &&
             !AuFS::DirExists(path))
         {