diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 51578f85..b430a646 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1006,14 +1006,15 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iana-time-zone"
-version = "0.1.61"
+version = "0.1.62"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "235e081f3925a06703c2d0117ea8b91f042756fd6e7a6e5d901e8ca1a996b220"
+checksum = "b2fd658b06e56721792c5df4475705b6cda790e9298d19d2f8af083457bcd127"
 dependencies = [
  "android_system_properties",
  "core-foundation-sys",
  "iana-time-zone-haiku",
  "js-sys",
+ "log",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "windows-core 0.52.0",
 ]
@@ -1257,9 +1258,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
-version = "0.4.26"
+version = "0.4.27"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "30bde2b3dc3671ae49d8e2e9f044c7c005836e7a023ee57cffa25ab82764bb9e"
+checksum = "13dc2df351e3202783a1fe0d44375f7295ffb4049267b0f3018346dc122a1d94"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "loop9"
@@ -2407,9 +2408,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
-version = "0.3.40"
+version = "0.3.41"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9d9c75b47bdff86fa3334a3db91356b8d7d86a9b839dab7d0bdc5c3d3a077618"
+checksum = "8a7619e19bc266e0f9c5e6686659d394bc57973859340060a69221e57dbc0c40"
 dependencies = [
  "deranged",
  "itoa",
@@ -2430,9 +2431,9 @@ checksum = "c9e9a38711f559d9e3ce1cdb06dd7c5b8ea546bc90052da6d06bb76da74bb07c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "time-macros"
-version = "0.2.21"
+version = "0.2.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "29aa485584182073ed57fd5004aa09c371f021325014694e432313345865fd04"
+checksum = "3526739392ec93fd8b359c8e98514cb3e8e021beb4e5f597b00a0221f8ed8a49"
 dependencies = [
  "num-conv",
  "time-core",
@@ -3390,18 +3391,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
-version = "0.8.23"
+version = "0.8.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fd97444d05a4328b90e75e503a34bad781f14e28a823ad3557f0750df1ebcbc6"
+checksum = "2586fea28e186957ef732a5f8b3be2da217d65c5969d4b1e17f973ebbe876879"
 dependencies = [
  "zerocopy-derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy-derive"
-version = "0.8.23"
+version = "0.8.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6352c01d0edd5db859a63e2605f4ea3183ddbd15e2c4a9e7d32184df75e4f154"
+checksum = "a996a8f63c5c4448cd959ac1bab0aaa3306ccfd060472f85943ee0750f0169be"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/mgr/watcher.rs b/yazi-core/src/mgr/watcher.rs
index 757ed98f..f4eaea8c 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/mgr/watcher.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/mgr/watcher.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ impl Watcher {
 		async fn go(cwd: Url, cha: Cha) {
 			let Some(cha) = Files::assert_stale(&cwd, cha).await else { return };
 
-			if let Ok(files) = Files::from_dir_bulk(&cwd).await {
-				FilesOp::Full(cwd, files, cha).emit();
+			match Files::from_dir_bulk(&cwd).await {
+				Ok(files) => FilesOp::Full(cwd, files, cha).emit(),
+				Err(e) => FilesOp::issue_error(&cwd, e.kind()).await,
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tab/preview.rs b/yazi-core/src/tab/preview.rs
index b2ed79c7..d7cacd26 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tab/preview.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tab/preview.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ impl Preview {
 		self.folder_loader.take().map(|h| h.abort());
 		self.folder_loader = Some(tokio::spawn(async move {
 			let Some(new) = Files::assert_stale(&wd, dir.unwrap_or(Cha::dummy())).await else { return };
-			let Ok(rx) = Files::from_dir(&wd).await else { return };
+
+			let rx = match Files::from_dir(&wd).await {
+				Ok(rx) => rx,
+				Err(e) => return FilesOp::issue_error(&wd, e.kind()).await,
+			};
 
 			let stream =
 				UnboundedReceiverStream::new(rx).chunks_timeout(50000, Duration::from_millis(500));
diff --git a/yazi-fm/src/lives/folder.rs b/yazi-fm/src/lives/folder.rs
index 1d8a3da1..f67b130b 100644
--- a/yazi-fm/src/lives/folder.rs
+++ b/yazi-fm/src/lives/folder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::{Deref, Range};
 
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, Lua, UserData, UserDataFields};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, IntoLuaMulti, Lua, MetaMethod, UserData, UserDataFields, UserDataMethods};
 use yazi_config::LAYOUT;
 use yazi_plugin::url::Url;
 
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ impl Folder {
 
 	pub(super) fn register(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<()> {
 		lua.register_userdata_type::<yazi_fs::FolderStage>(|reg| {
-			reg.add_field_method_get("is_loading", |_, me| Ok(*me == yazi_fs::FolderStage::Loading));
+			use yazi_fs::FolderStage;
+
+			reg.add_meta_method(MetaMethod::Call, |lua, me, ()| match me {
+				FolderStage::Loading => false.into_lua_multi(lua),
+				FolderStage::Loaded => true.into_lua_multi(lua),
+				FolderStage::Failed(kind) => (true, yazi_plugin::Error::IoKind(*kind)).into_lua_multi(lua),
+			});
 		})?;
 
 		Ok(())
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/files.rs b/yazi-fs/src/files.rs
index 6d195c61..344c8974 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/files.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/files.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use tokio::{fs::{self, DirEntry}, select, sync::mpsc::{self, UnboundedReceiver}}
 use yazi_shared::{Id, url::{Url, Urn, UrnBuf}};
 
 use super::{FilesSorter, Filter};
-use crate::{FILES_TICKET, File, FilesOp, SortBy, cha::Cha, maybe_exists, mounts::PARTITIONS};
+use crate::{FILES_TICKET, File, FilesOp, SortBy, cha::Cha, mounts::PARTITIONS};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Files {
@@ -81,20 +81,13 @@ impl Files {
 		)
 	}
 
-	pub async fn assert_stale(cwd: &Url, cha: Cha) -> Option<Cha> {
-		match fs::metadata(cwd).await.map(Cha::from) {
-			Ok(c) if !c.is_dir() => {
-				FilesOp::IOErr(cwd.clone(), std::io::ErrorKind::NotADirectory).emit();
-			}
+	pub async fn assert_stale(dir: &Url, cha: Cha) -> Option<Cha> {
+		use std::io::ErrorKind;
+		match fs::metadata(dir).await.map(Cha::from) {
+			Ok(c) if !c.is_dir() => FilesOp::issue_error(dir, ErrorKind::NotADirectory).await,
 			Ok(c) if c.hits(cha) && PARTITIONS.read().heuristic(cha) => {}
 			Ok(c) => return Some(c),
-			Err(e) => {
-				if maybe_exists(cwd).await {
-					FilesOp::IOErr(cwd.clone(), e.kind()).emit();
-				} else if let Some((p, n)) = cwd.pair() {
-					FilesOp::Deleting(p, HashSet::from_iter([n])).emit();
-				}
-			}
+			Err(e) => FilesOp::issue_error(dir, e.kind()).await,
 		}
 		None
 	}
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/op.rs b/yazi-fs/src/op.rs
index fe22c95e..bc3bba78 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/op.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/op.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use yazi_shared::{Id, Ids, event::Cmd, url::{Url, UrnBuf}};
 
 use super::File;
-use crate::cha::Cha;
+use crate::{cha::Cha, maybe_exists};
 
 pub static FILES_TICKET: Ids = Ids::new();
 
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ impl FilesOp {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub async fn issue_error(cwd: &Url, kind: std::io::ErrorKind) {
+		use std::io::ErrorKind;
+		if kind != ErrorKind::NotFound {
+			Self::IOErr(cwd.clone(), kind).emit();
+		} else if maybe_exists(cwd).await {
+			Self::IOErr(cwd.clone(), kind).emit();
+		} else if let Some((p, n)) = cwd.pair() {
+			Self::Deleting(p, HashSet::from_iter([n])).emit();
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn diff_recoverable(&self, contains: impl Fn(&Url) -> bool) -> (Vec<Url>, Vec<Url>) {
 		match self {
 			Self::Deleting(cwd, urns) => (urns.iter().map(|u| cwd.join(u)).collect(), vec![]),
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/current.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/current.lua
index 702544f9..cfd60b8e 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/current.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/current.lua
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ function Current:new(area, tab)
 end
 
 function Current:empty()
-	local text
+	local s
 	if self._folder.files.filter then
-		text = ui.Text("No filter results")
+		s = "No filter results"
 	else
-		text = ui.Text(self._folder.stage.is_loading and "Loading..." or "No items")
+		local done, err = self._folder.stage()
+		s = not done and "Loading..." or not err and "No items" or string.format("Error: %s", err)
 	end
 
 	return {
-		text:area(self._area):align(ui.Text.CENTER),
+		ui.Text(s):area(self._area):align(ui.Text.CENTER),
 	}
 end
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/folder.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/folder.lua
index c2b8efa0..a7727b0d 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/folder.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/plugins/folder.lua
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ function M:peek(job)
 	end
 
 	if #folder.files == 0 then
+		local done, err = folder.stage()
+		local s = not done and "Loading..." or not err and "No items" or string.format("Error: %s", err)
 		return ya.preview_widgets(job, {
-			ui.Text(folder.stage.is_loading and "Loading..." or "No items"):area(job.area):align(ui.Text.CENTER),
+			ui.Text(s):area(job.area):align(ui.Text.CENTER),
 		})
 	end
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/error.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/error.rs
index 0a9598b2..69feed13 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/error.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/error.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const EXPECTED: &str = "expected a Error";
 
 pub enum Error {
 	Io(std::io::Error),
+	IoKind(std::io::ErrorKind),
 	Serde(serde_json::Error),
 	Custom(String),
 }
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ impl Error {
 	fn to_string(&self) -> Cow<str> {
 		match self {
 			Error::Io(e) => Cow::Owned(e.to_string()),
+			Error::IoKind(e) => Cow::Owned(e.to_string()),
 			Error::Serde(e) => Cow::Owned(e.to_string()),
 			Error::Custom(s) => Cow::Borrowed(s),
 		}
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ impl Display for Error {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
 		match self {
 			Error::Io(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
+			Error::IoKind(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
 			Error::Serde(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
 			Error::Custom(s) => write!(f, "{s}"),
 		}