diff --git a/src/main/events/hardware/check-folder-write-permission.ts b/src/main/events/hardware/check-folder-write-permission.ts
index c74f01e7..af896e98 100644
--- a/src/main/events/hardware/check-folder-write-permission.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/hardware/check-folder-write-permission.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
 
 import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 
 const checkFolderWritePermission = async (
   _event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent,
-  path: string
-) =>
-  new Promise((resolve) => {
-    fs.access(path, fs.constants.W_OK, (err) => {
-      resolve(!err);
-    });
-  });
+  testPath: string
+) => {
+  const testFilePath = path.join(testPath, ".hydra-write-test");
+
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(testFilePath, "");
+    fs.rmSync(testFilePath);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};
 
 registerEvent("checkFolderWritePermission", checkFolderWritePermission);