diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index bd55a780fbe3..f0a7c11474ff 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -5292,7 +5292,7 @@ static void ppu_initialize2(jit_compiler& jit, const ppu_module& module_part, co
 		if (g_cfg.core.llvm_logs)
 		{
 			out << *_module; // print IR
-			fs::file(cache_path + obj_name + ".log", fs::rewrite).write(out.str());
+			fs::write_file(cache_path + obj_name + ".log", fs::rewrite, out.str());
 			result.clear();
 		}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
index 4ce1cc27d98d..3a3ef1cda37f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ spu_function_t spu_recompiler::compile(spu_program&& _func)
 		log += "\n\n\n";
 
 		// Append log file
-		fs::file(m_spurt->get_cache_path() + "spu-ir.log", fs::write + fs::append).write(log);
+		fs::write_file(m_spurt->get_cache_path() + "spu-ir.log", fs::write + fs::append, log);
 	}
 
 	return fn;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
index 7dc5baddb542..69e1ace6e401 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUCommonRecompiler.cpp
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ spu_runtime::spu_runtime()
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (g_cfg.core.spu_debug)
+	if (g_cfg.core.spu_debug && g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::dynamic && g_cfg.core.spu_decoder != spu_decoder_type::_static)
 	{
 		if (!fs::create_dir(m_cache_path + "llvm/"))
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp
index 20b0bb9740a8..5020fd892478 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPULLVMRecompiler.cpp
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ class spu_llvm_recompiler : public spu_recompiler_base, public cpu_translator
 
 			if (g_cfg.core.spu_debug)
 			{
-				fs::file(m_spurt->get_cache_path() + "spu-ir.log", fs::write + fs::append).write(log);
+				fs::write_file(m_spurt->get_cache_path() + "spu-ir.log", fs::write + fs::append, log);
 			}
 
 			if (auto& cache = g_fxo->get<spu_cache>())
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/mouse_config.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/mouse_config.cpp
index 18fe03701cf2..4538d92caa28 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/mouse_config.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/mouse_config.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ bool mouse_config::load()
 
 void mouse_config::save() const
 {
-	fs::file(cfg_name, fs::rewrite).write(to_string());
+	fs::pending_file file(cfg_name);
+
+	if (file.file)
+	{
+		file.file.write(to_string());
+		file.commit();
+	}
 }
 
 cfg::string& mouse_config::get_button(int code)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp
index 080a93253018..eaeb6f254011 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/glutils/program.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace gl
 					break;
 				}
 
-				fs::file(fs::get_cache_dir() + base_name + std::to_string(m_id) + ".glsl", fs::rewrite).write(str, length);
+				fs::write_file(fs::get_cache_dir() + base_name + std::to_string(m_id) + ".glsl", fs::rewrite, str, length);
 			}
 
 			glShaderSource(m_id, 1, &str, &length);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
index e0a0658d7459..c34e77c0d63b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void VKFragmentProgram::Decompile(const RSXFragmentProgram& prog)
 void VKFragmentProgram::Compile()
 {
 	if (g_cfg.video.log_programs)
-		fs::file(fs::get_cache_dir() + "shaderlog/FragmentProgram" + std::to_string(id) + ".spirv", fs::rewrite).write(shader.get_source());
+		fs::write_file(fs::get_cache_dir() + "shaderlog/FragmentProgram" + std::to_string(id) + ".spirv", fs::rewrite, shader.get_source());
 	handle = shader.compile();
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp
index 390ca0bb393f..fae195b1dcf8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKVertexProgram.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void VKVertexProgram::Decompile(const RSXVertexProgram& prog)
 void VKVertexProgram::Compile()
 {
 	if (g_cfg.video.log_programs)
-		fs::file(fs::get_cache_dir() + "shaderlog/VertexProgram" + std::to_string(id) + ".spirv", fs::rewrite).write(shader.get_source());
+		fs::write_file(fs::get_cache_dir() + "shaderlog/VertexProgram" + std::to_string(id) + ".spirv", fs::rewrite, shader.get_source());
 	handle = shader.compile();
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h
index ef3832d43137..82c5463289e1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/evdev_joystick_handler.h
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ struct positive_axis : cfg::node
 
 	void save()
 	{
-		fs::file(cfg_name, fs::rewrite).write(to_string());
+		fs::pending_file file(cfg_name);
+
+		if (file.file)
+		{
+			file.file.write(to_string());
+			file.commit();
+		}
 	}
 
 	bool exist()
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
index e47fdbe0b133..9ec2752eb24c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_list_frame.cpp
@@ -1250,6 +1250,22 @@ void game_list_frame::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 				gui::utils::open_dir(config_path);
 		});
 	}
+
+	// This is a debug feature, let's hide it by reusing debug tab protection 
+	if (m_gui_settings->GetValue(gui::m_showDebugTab).toBool())
+	{
+		QAction* open_cache_folder = menu.addAction(tr("&Open Cache Folder"));
+		open_cache_folder->setEnabled(fs::is_dir(cache_base_dir));
+
+		if (open_cache_folder->isEnabled())
+		{
+			connect(open_cache_folder, &QAction::triggered, this, [cache_base_dir]()
+			{
+				gui::utils::open_dir(cache_base_dir);
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (fs::is_dir(data_base_dir))
 	{
 		QAction* open_data_dir = menu.addAction(tr("&Open Data Folder"));