diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp
index c495cd47e..58a990b8c 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool Mod::applyFilter(QRegularExpression filter) const
     return Resource::applyFilter(filter);
 }
 
-auto Mod::destroy(QDir& index_dir, bool preserve_metadata) -> bool
+auto Mod::destroy(QDir& index_dir, bool preserve_metadata, bool attempt_trash) -> bool
 {
     if (!preserve_metadata) {
         qDebug() << QString("Destroying metadata for '%1' on purpose").arg(name());
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ auto Mod::destroy(QDir& index_dir, bool preserve_metadata) -> bool
         }
     }
 
-    return Resource::destroy();
+    return Resource::destroy(attempt_trash);
 }
 
 auto Mod::details() const -> const ModDetails&
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.h
index c40325387..00b0b90f8 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Mod.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] bool applyFilter(QRegularExpression filter) const override;
 
     // Delete all the files of this mod
-    auto destroy(QDir& index_dir, bool preserve_metadata = false) -> bool;
+    auto destroy(QDir& index_dir, bool preserve_metadata = false, bool attempt_trash = true) -> bool;
 
     void finishResolvingWithDetails(ModDetails&& details);
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
index 5e3b31e08..21973216f 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ Task* ModFolderModel::createParseTask(Resource& resource)
 
 bool ModFolderModel::uninstallMod(const QString& filename, bool preserve_metadata)
 {
-    for(auto mod : allMods()){
-        if(mod->fileinfo().fileName() == filename){
+    for(auto mod : allMods()) {
+        if(mod->fileinfo().fileName() == filename) {
             auto index_dir = indexDir();
-            mod->destroy(index_dir, preserve_metadata);
+            mod->destroy(index_dir, preserve_metadata, false);
 
             update();
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.cpp
index a0b8a4bbc..38e1ce9df 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.cpp
@@ -145,14 +145,10 @@ bool Resource::enable(EnableAction action)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Resource::destroy()
+bool Resource::destroy(bool attemptTrash)
 {
     m_type = ResourceType::UNKNOWN;
-
-    if (FS::trash(m_file_info.filePath()))
-        return true;
-
-    return FS::deletePath(m_file_info.filePath());
+    return (attemptTrash && FS::trash(m_file_info.filePath())) || FS::deletePath(m_file_info.filePath());
 }
 
 bool Resource::isSymLinkUnder(const QString& instPath) const 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.h b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.h
index a5e9ae91e..94f3160c3 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.h
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/Resource.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Resource : public QObject {
     }
 
     // Delete all files of this resource.
-    bool destroy();
+    bool destroy(bool attemptTrash = true);
 
     [[nodiscard]] auto isSymLink() const -> bool { return m_file_info.isSymLink(); }
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
index d2d875e48..51b6ddfab 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ResourceFolderModel.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool ResourceFolderModel::uninstallResource(QString file_name)
 {
     for (auto& resource : m_resources) {
         if (resource->fileinfo().fileName() == file_name) {
-            auto res = resource->destroy();
+            auto res = resource->destroy(false);
 
             update();
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/ModFolderLoadTask.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/ModFolderLoadTask.cpp
index 3677a1dca..ef353c701 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/ModFolderLoadTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/tasks/ModFolderLoadTask.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void ModFolderLoadTask::executeTask()
         while (iter.hasNext()) {
             auto mod = iter.next().value();
             if (mod->status() == ModStatus::NotInstalled) {
-                mod->destroy(m_index_dir, false);
+                mod->destroy(m_index_dir, false, false);
                 iter.remove();
             }
         }