diff --git a/server/managers/BackupManager.js b/server/managers/BackupManager.js
index 2697f94ea..102521b71 100644
--- a/server/managers/BackupManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/BackupManager.js
@@ -48,14 +48,9 @@ class BackupManager {
   }
 
   async init() {
-    try {
-      const backupsDirExists = await fs.pathExists(this.backupPath)
-      if (!backupsDirExists) {
-        await fs.ensureDir(this.backupPath)
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      Logger.error(`[BackupManager] Failed to ensure backup directory at "${this.backupPath}": ${error.message}`)
-      throw new Error(`[BackupManager] Failed to ensure backup directory at "${this.backupPath}"`, { cause: error })
+    const backupsDirExists = await fs.pathExists(this.backupPath)
+    if (!backupsDirExists) {
+      await fs.ensureDir(this.backupPath)
     }
 
     await this.loadBackups()
diff --git a/server/managers/CacheManager.js b/server/managers/CacheManager.js
index 38c0415e9..b44b65de3 100644
--- a/server/managers/CacheManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/CacheManager.js
@@ -24,15 +24,10 @@ class CacheManager {
     this.ImageCachePath = Path.join(this.CachePath, 'images')
     this.ItemCachePath = Path.join(this.CachePath, 'items')
 
-    try {
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.CachePath)
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.CoverCachePath)
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.ImageCachePath)
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.ItemCachePath)
-    } catch (error) {
-      Logger.error(`[CacheManager] Failed to create cache directories at "${this.CachePath}": ${error.message}`)
-      throw new Error(`[CacheManager] Failed to create cache directories at "${this.CachePath}"`, { cause: error })
-    }
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.CachePath)
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.CoverCachePath)
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.ImageCachePath)
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.ItemCachePath)
   }
 
   async handleCoverCache(res, libraryItemId, options = {}) {
diff --git a/server/managers/LogManager.js b/server/managers/LogManager.js
index 07bb7d401..731dfe70a 100644
--- a/server/managers/LogManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/LogManager.js
@@ -37,13 +37,8 @@ class LogManager {
   }
 
   async ensureLogDirs() {
-    try {
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.DailyLogPath)
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.ScanLogPath)
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(`[LogManager] Failed to create log directories at "${this.DailyLogPath}": ${error.message}`)
-      throw new Error(`[LogManager] Failed to create log directories at "${this.DailyLogPath}"`, { cause: error })
-    }
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.DailyLogPath)
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.ScanLogPath)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -107,20 +102,20 @@ class LogManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   *
-   * @param {string} filename
+   * 
+   * @param {string} filename 
    */
   async removeLogFile(filename) {
     const fullPath = Path.join(this.DailyLogPath, filename)
     const exists = await fs.pathExists(fullPath)
     if (!exists) {
       Logger.error(TAG, 'Invalid log dne ' + fullPath)
-      this.dailyLogFiles = this.dailyLogFiles.filter((dlf) => dlf !== filename)
+      this.dailyLogFiles = this.dailyLogFiles.filter(dlf => dlf !== filename)
     } else {
       try {
         await fs.unlink(fullPath)
         Logger.info(TAG, 'Removed daily log: ' + filename)
-        this.dailyLogFiles = this.dailyLogFiles.filter((dlf) => dlf !== filename)
+        this.dailyLogFiles = this.dailyLogFiles.filter(dlf => dlf !== filename)
       } catch (error) {
         Logger.error(TAG, 'Failed to unlink log file ' + fullPath)
       }
@@ -128,8 +123,8 @@ class LogManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   *
-   * @param {LogObject} logObj
+   * 
+   * @param {LogObject} logObj 
    */
   async logToFile(logObj) {
     // Fatal crashes get logged to a separate file
@@ -157,8 +152,8 @@ class LogManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   *
-   * @param {LogObject} logObj
+   * 
+   * @param {LogObject} logObj 
    */
   async logCrashToFile(logObj) {
     const line = JSON.stringify(logObj) + '\n'
@@ -166,18 +161,18 @@ class LogManager {
     const logsDir = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'logs')
     await fs.ensureDir(logsDir)
     const crashLogPath = Path.join(logsDir, 'crash_logs.txt')
-    return fs.writeFile(crashLogPath, line, { flag: 'a+' }).catch((error) => {
+    return fs.writeFile(crashLogPath, line, { flag: "a+" }).catch((error) => {
       console.log('[LogManager] Appended crash log', error)
     })
   }
 
   /**
    * Most recent 5000 daily logs
-   *
+   * 
    * @returns {string}
    */
   getMostRecentCurrentDailyLogs() {
     return this.currentDailyLog?.logs.slice(-5000) || ''
   }
 }
-module.exports = LogManager
+module.exports = LogManager
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diff --git a/server/managers/MigrationManager.js b/server/managers/MigrationManager.js
index e302038ff..8635def10 100644
--- a/server/managers/MigrationManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/MigrationManager.js
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ class MigrationManager {
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(this.configPath))) throw new Error(`Config path does not exist: ${this.configPath}`)
 
     this.migrationsDir = path.join(this.configPath, 'migrations')
-    try {
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.migrationsDir)
-    } catch (error) {
-      Logger.error(`[MigrationManager] Failed to create migrations directory at "${this.migrationsDir}": ${error.message}`)
-      throw new Error(`[MigrationManager] Failed to create migrations directory at "${this.migrationsDir}"`, { cause: error })
-    }
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.migrationsDir)
 
     this.serverVersion = this.extractVersionFromTag(serverVersion)
     if (!this.serverVersion) throw new Error(`Invalid server version: ${serverVersion}. Expected a version tag like v1.2.3.`)
diff --git a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
index 1e95727f1..fb12fedaa 100644
--- a/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PlaybackSessionManager.js
@@ -459,12 +459,7 @@ class PlaybackSessionManager {
    * Remove all stream folders in `/metadata/streams`
    */
   async removeOrphanStreams() {
-    try {
-      await fs.ensureDir(this.StreamsPath)
-    } catch (error) {
-      Logger.error(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Failed to create streams directory at "${this.StreamsPath}": ${error.message}`)
-      throw new Error(`[PlaybackSessionManager] Failed to create streams directory at "${this.StreamsPath}"`, { cause: error })
-    }
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.StreamsPath)
     try {
       const streamsInPath = await fs.readdir(this.StreamsPath)
       for (const streamId of streamsInPath) {