diff --git a/src/libsync/filesystem.cpp b/src/libsync/filesystem.cpp
index 6f9f47efceac8..a976d7db4a50f 100644
--- a/src/libsync/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/filesystem.cpp
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ bool FileSystem::getInode(const QString &filename, quint64 *inode)
 bool FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(const QString &path,
                                       FileSystem::FolderPermissions permissions)
 {
-    auto modified = false;
-
     switch (permissions) {
     case OCC::FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadOnly:
         std::filesystem::permissions(path.toStdWString(), std::filesystem::perms::owner_write | std::filesystem::perms::group_write | std::filesystem::perms::others_write, std::filesystem::perm_options::remove);
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
index f8cabf6bffde3..65e93e5f35f8e 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void PropagateDownloadFile::startDownload()
         auto parentFolderStatus = std::filesystem::status(_parentFolderPath);
         _parentPermissions = parentFolderStatus.permissions();
         if ((_parentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
-            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
+            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
             emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath.wstring()));
             _needParentFolderRestorePermissions = true;
         }
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ void PropagateDownloadFile::downloadFinished()
 
     if (_needParentFolderRestorePermissions) {
         try {
-            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
+            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
             emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(_parentFolderPath.wstring()));
             _needParentFolderRestorePermissions = false;
         }
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
index 0223d5988dda3..3135b82439ba2 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatorjobs.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void PropagateLocalRemove::start()
     }
     propagator()->reportProgress(*_item, 0);
     if (!propagator()->_journal->deleteFileRecord(_item->_originalFile, _item->isDirectory())) {
-        qCWarning(lcPropagateLocalRename) << "could not delete file from local DB" << _item->_originalFile;
+        qCWarning(lcPropagateLocalRemove()) << "could not delete file from local DB" << _item->_originalFile;
         done(SyncFileItem::NormalError, tr("Could not delete file record %1 from local DB").arg(_item->_originalFile), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
         return;
     }
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ void PropagateLocalMkdir::startLocalMkdir()
         auto parentFolderStatus = std::filesystem::status(parentFolderPath);
         parentPermissions = parentFolderStatus.permissions();
         if ((parentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
-            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
+            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
             parentNeedRollbackPermissions = true;
             emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()));
         }
     }
     catch (const std::filesystem::filesystem_error &e)
     {
-        qCWarning(lcPropagateLocalRename) << "exception when checking parent folder access rights" << e.what() << e.path1().c_str() << e.path2().c_str();
+        qCWarning(lcPropagateLocalMkdir) << "exception when checking parent folder access rights" << e.what() << e.path1().c_str() << e.path2().c_str();
     }
 
     emit propagator()->touchedFile(newDirStr);
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void PropagateLocalMkdir::startLocalMkdir()
         }
         catch (const std::filesystem::filesystem_error &e)
         {
-            qCWarning(lcPropagateLocalRename) << "exception when checking parent folder access rights" << e.what() << e.path1().c_str() << e.path2().c_str();
+            qCWarning(lcPropagateLocalMkdir) << "exception when checking parent folder access rights" << e.what() << e.path1().c_str() << e.path2().c_str();
             done(SyncFileItem::NormalError, tr("The folder %1 cannot be made read-only: %2").arg(_item->_file, e.what()), ErrorCategory::GenericError);
             return;
         }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void PropagateLocalMkdir::startLocalMkdir()
 
     try {
         if (parentNeedRollbackPermissions) {
-            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadOnly);
+            FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadOnly);
             emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()));
         }
     }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void PropagateLocalRename::start()
             auto parentFolderStatus = std::filesystem::status(targetParentFolderPath);
             targetParentPermissions = parentFolderStatus.permissions();
             if ((targetParentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
-                FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(targetParentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
+                FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(targetParentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
                 emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(targetParentFolderPath.wstring()));
             }
         }
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void PropagateLocalRename::start()
             auto parentFolderStatus = std::filesystem::status(originParentFolderPath);
             originParentPermissions = parentFolderStatus.permissions();
             if ((originParentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
-                FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(originParentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
+                FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(originParentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadWrite);
                 emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(originParentFolderPath.wstring()));
             }
         }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void PropagateLocalRename::start()
         const auto restoreTargetPermissions = [this] (const auto &parentFolderPath, const auto &parentPermissions) {
             try {
                 if ((parentPermissions & std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) != std::filesystem::perms::owner_write) {
-                    FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadOnly);
+                    FileSystem::setFolderPermissions(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()), FileSystem::FolderPermissions::ReadOnly);
                     emit propagator()->touchedFile(QString::fromStdWString(parentFolderPath.wstring()));
                 }
             }