diff --git a/Utilities/rFile.cpp b/Utilities/rFile.cpp
index c0257fbed7..345aa284c5 100644
--- a/Utilities/rFile.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/rFile.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,125 @@ std::wstring ConvertUTF8ToWString(const std::string &source) {
 }
 #endif
 
+bool getFileInfo(const char *path, FileInfo *fileInfo) {
+	// TODO: Expand relative paths?
+	fileInfo->fullName = path;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA attrs;
+	if (!GetFileAttributesExW(ConvertUTF8ToWString(path).c_str(), GetFileExInfoStandard, &attrs)) {
+		fileInfo->size = 0;
+		fileInfo->isDirectory = false;
+		fileInfo->exists = false;
+		return false;
+	}
+	fileInfo->size = (uint64_t)attrs.nFileSizeLow | ((uint64_t)attrs.nFileSizeHigh << 32);
+	fileInfo->isDirectory = (attrs.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) != 0;
+	fileInfo->isWritable = (attrs.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY) == 0;
+	fileInfo->exists = true;
+#else
+	struct stat64 file_info;
+	int result = stat64(path, &file_info);
+
+	if (result < 0) {
+		LOG_NOTICE(GENERAL, "IsDirectory: stat failed on %s", path);
+		fileInfo->exists = false;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	fileInfo->isDirectory = S_ISDIR(file_info.st_mode);
+	fileInfo->isWritable = false;
+	fileInfo->size = file_info.st_size;
+	fileInfo->exists = true;
+	// HACK: approximation
+	if (file_info.st_mode & 0200)
+		fileInfo->isWritable = true;
+#endif
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool rIsDir(const std::string &filename) {
+	FileInfo info;
+	getFileInfo(filename.c_str(), &info);
+	return info.isDirectory;
+}
+
+bool rMkdir(const std::string &dir)
+{
+	return !mkdir(dir.c_str());
+}
+
+bool rMkpath(const std::string &path)
+{
+	size_t start=0, pos;
+	std::string dir;
+	bool ret;
+
+	while (true) {
+		if ((pos = path.find_first_of('/', start)) == std::string::npos)
+			pos = path.length();
+
+		dir = path.substr(0,pos++);
+		start = pos;
+		if(dir.size() == 0)
+			continue;
+		if((ret = mkdir(dir.c_str())) && errno != EEXIST){
+			return !ret;
+		}
+		if (pos == path.length())
+			return true;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool rRmdir(const std::string &dir)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	if (!RemoveDirectory(ConvertUTF8ToWString(dir).c_str())) {
+		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Error deleting directory %s: %i", dir.c_str(), GetLastError());
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+#else
+	rmdir(dir.c_str());
+#endif
+}
+
+bool rRename(const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
+{
+	// TODO: Deal with case-sensitivity
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	return (MoveFile(ConvertUTF8ToWString(from).c_str(), ConvertUTF8ToWString(to).c_str()) == TRUE);
+#else
+	return (0 == rename(from.c_str(), to.c_str()));
+#endif
+}
+
+bool rExists(const std::string &file)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	std::wstring wstr = ConvertUTF8ToWString(file);
+	return GetFileAttributes(wstr.c_str()) != 0xFFFFFFFF;
+#else
+	struct stat buffer;
+	return (stat (file.c_str(), &buffer) == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+bool rRemoveFile(const std::string &file)
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	if (!DeleteFile(ConvertUTF8ToWString(file).c_str())) {
+		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Error deleting %s: %i", file.c_str(), GetLastError());
+	}
+#else
+	int err = unlink(file.c_str());
+	if (err) {
+		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Error unlinking %s: %i", file.c_str(), err);
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 wxFile::OpenMode convertOpenMode(rFile::OpenMode open)
 {
 	wxFile::OpenMode mode;
@@ -143,7 +262,7 @@ bool rFile::Close()
 
 bool rFile::Create(const std::string &filename, bool overwrite, int access)
 {
-	return reinterpret_cast<wxFile*>(handle)->Create(fmt::FromUTF8(filename),overwrite,access);
+	return reinterpret_cast<wxFile*>(handle)->Create(fmt::FromUTF8(filename), overwrite, access);
 }
 
 bool rFile::Open(const std::string &filename, rFile::OpenMode mode, int access)
@@ -151,11 +270,6 @@ bool rFile::Open(const std::string &filename, rFile::OpenMode mode, int access)
 	return reinterpret_cast<wxFile*>(handle)->Open(fmt::FromUTF8(filename), convertOpenMode(mode), access);
 }
 
-bool rFile::Exists(const std::string &file)
-{
-	return rExists(file);
-}
-
 bool rFile::IsOpened() const
 {
 	return reinterpret_cast<wxFile*>(handle)->IsOpened();
@@ -181,85 +295,6 @@ size_t rFile::Tell() const
 	return reinterpret_cast<wxFile*>(handle)->Tell();
 }
 
-std::string rGetCwd()
-{
-	return fmt::ToUTF8(wxGetCwd());
-}
-
-bool rMkdir(const std::string &dir)
-{
-	return !mkdir(dir.c_str());
-}
-
-bool rMkpath(const std::string& path)
-{
-	return wxFileName::Mkdir(fmt::FromUTF8(path), 0777, wxPATH_MKDIR_FULL);
-}
-
-bool rRmdir(const std::string &dir)
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	if (!RemoveDirectory(ConvertUTF8ToWString(dir).c_str())) {
-		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Error deleting directory %s: %i", dir, GetLastError());
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-#else
-	rmdir(dir.c_str());
-#endif
-}
-
-bool rRename(const std::string &from, const std::string &to)
-{
-	// TODO: Deal with case-sensitivity
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	return (MoveFile(ConvertUTF8ToWString(from).c_str(), ConvertUTF8ToWString(to).c_str()) == TRUE);
-#else
-	return (0 == rename(from.c_str(), to.c_str()));
-#endif
-}
-
-bool rExists(const std::string &file)
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	std::wstring wstr = ConvertUTF8ToWString(file);
-	return GetFileAttributes(wstr.c_str()) != 0xFFFFFFFF;
-#else
-	struct stat buffer;
-	return (stat (file.c_str(), &buffer) == 0);
-#endif
-}
-
-bool rDirExists(const std::string &path)
-{
-	return wxDirExists(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
-}
-
-bool rFileExists(const std::string &path)
-{
-	return wxFileExists(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
-}
-
-bool rRemoveFile(const std::string &path)
-{
-	return wxRemoveFile(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
-}
-
-bool rIsWritable(const std::string& path)
-{
-	return wxIsWritable(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
-}
-
-bool rIsReadable(const std::string& path)
-{
-	return wxIsReadable(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
-}
-
-bool rIsExecutable(const std::string& path)
-{
-	return wxIsExecutable(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
-}
-
 rDir::rDir()
 {
 	handle = reinterpret_cast<void*>(new wxDir());
@@ -280,11 +315,6 @@ bool rDir::Open(const std::string& path)
 	return reinterpret_cast<wxDir*>(handle)->Open(fmt::FromUTF8(path));
 }
 
-bool rDir::Exists(const std::string &path)
-{
-	return rFile::Exists(path);
-}
-
 bool rDir::GetFirst(std::string *filename) const
 {
 	wxString str;
diff --git a/Utilities/rFile.h b/Utilities/rFile.h
index 55a760abef..fb2be71fbb 100644
--- a/Utilities/rFile.h
+++ b/Utilities/rFile.h
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+struct FileInfo {
+	std::string name;
+	std::string fullName;
+	bool exists;
+	bool isDirectory;
+	bool isWritable;
+	uint64_t size;
+};
+
+bool getFileInfo(const char *path, FileInfo *fileInfo);
+bool rIsDir(const std::string& filename);
+bool rRmdir(const std::string& dir);
+bool rMkdir(const std::string& dir);
+bool rMkpath(const std::string& path);
+bool rRename(const std::string &from, const std::string &to);
+bool rExists(const std::string &path);
+bool rRemoveFile(const std::string &path);
+
 enum rSeekMode
 {
 	rFromStart,
@@ -41,20 +59,6 @@ public:
 	void *handle;
 };
 
-std::string rGetCwd();
-bool rRmdir(const std::string& dir);
-bool rMkdir(const std::string& dir);
-bool rMkpath(const std::string& path);
-bool rRename(const std::string &from, const std::string &to);
-bool rExists(const std::string &path);
-bool rDirExists(const std::string &path);
-bool rFileExists(const std::string &path);
-bool rRemoveFile(const std::string &path);
-
-bool rIsWritable(const std::string& path);
-bool rIsReadable(const std::string& path);
-bool rIsExecutable(const std::string& path);
-
 struct rDir
 {
 	rDir();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
index 3d26e9178d..c08a3b5eab 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unpkg.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ int Unpack(rFile& pkg_f, std::string src, std::string dst)
 	PKGHeader* m_header = (PKGHeader*) malloc (sizeof(PKGHeader));
 
 	rFile dec_pkg_f;
-	std::string decryptedFile = rGetCwd() + "/dev_hdd1/" + src + ".dec";
+	// TODO: This shouldn't use current dir
+	std::string decryptedFile = "./dev_hdd1/" + src + ".dec";
 
 	dec_pkg_f.Create(decryptedFile, true);
 	
diff --git a/rpcs3/Crypto/unself.cpp b/rpcs3/Crypto/unself.cpp
index eef46d2e28..d03091dae1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Crypto/unself.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Crypto/unself.cpp
@@ -505,10 +505,11 @@ bool SELFDecrypter::GetKeyFromRap(u8 *content_id, u8 *npdrm_key)
 
 	// Try to find a matching RAP file under dev_usb000.
 	std::string ci_str((const char *)content_id);
-	std::string rap_path(rGetCwd() + "/dev_usb000/" + ci_str + ".rap");
+	// TODO: This shouldn't use current dir
+	std::string rap_path("./dev_usb000/" + ci_str + ".rap");
 
 	// Check if we have a valid RAP file.
-	if (!rFile::Exists(rap_path))
+	if (!rExists(rap_path))
 	{
 		LOG_ERROR(LOADER, "This application requires a valid RAP file for decryption!");
 		return false;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.cpp
index 3c79002e13..1776343ce8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/VFS.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ void VFS::Init(const std::string& path)
 		}
 		
 		std::string mpath = entry.path;
-		fmt::Replace(mpath,"$(EmulatorDir)", rGetCwd());
+		// TODO: This shouldn't use current dir
+		fmt::Replace(mpath,"$(EmulatorDir)", ".");
 		fmt::Replace(mpath,"$(GameDir)", vfsDevice::GetRoot(path));
 		Mount(entry.mount, mpath, dev);
 	}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDirBase.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDirBase.cpp
index 63e5908dd0..14f4fdfc45 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDirBase.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsDirBase.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bool vfsDirBase::IsOpened() const
 
 bool vfsDirBase::IsExists(const std::string& path) const
 {
-	return rDirExists(path);
+	return rExists(path);
 }
 
 const std::vector<DirEntryInfo>& vfsDirBase::GetEntries() const
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalDir.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalDir.cpp
index e97f9a5ad7..69008fa03b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalDir.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalDir.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,18 @@ bool vfsLocalDir::Open(const std::string& path)
 		std::string dir_path = path + name;
 
 		m_entries.emplace_back();
+		// TODO: Use same info structure as fileinfo?
 		DirEntryInfo& info = m_entries.back();
 		info.name = name;
 
-		info.flags |= dir.Exists(dir_path) ? DirEntry_TypeDir : DirEntry_TypeFile;
-		if(rIsWritable(dir_path)) info.flags |= DirEntry_PermWritable;
-		if(rIsReadable(dir_path)) info.flags |= DirEntry_PermReadable;
-		if(rIsExecutable(dir_path)) info.flags |= DirEntry_PermExecutable;
+		FileInfo fileinfo;
+		getFileInfo(dir_path.c_str(), &fileinfo);
+
+		// Not sure of purpose for below. I hope these don't need to be correct
+		info.flags |= rIsDir(dir_path) ? DirEntry_TypeDir : DirEntry_TypeFile;
+		if(fileinfo.isWritable) info.flags |= DirEntry_PermWritable;
+		info.flags |= DirEntry_PermReadable; // Always?
+		info.flags |= DirEntry_PermExecutable; // Always?
 	}
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
index 7a6e71c09c..aea1e02e0c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/FS/vfsLocalFile.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::Create(const std::string& path)
 			break;
 
 		const std::string& dir = path.substr(0, p);
-		if(!rDirExists(dir))
+		if(!rExists(dir))
 		{
 			LOG_NOTICE(HLE, "create dir: %s", dir.c_str());
 			rMkdir(dir);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::Create(const std::string& path)
 
 	//create file
 	const char m = path[path.length() - 1];
-	if(m != '/' && m != '\\' && !rFileExists(path)) // ???
+	if(m != '/' && m != '\\' && !rExists(path)) // ???
 	{
 		rFile f;
 		return f.Create(path);
@@ -118,5 +118,5 @@ bool vfsLocalFile::IsOpened() const
 
 bool vfsLocalFile::Exists(const std::string& path)
 {
-	return rFileExists(path);
+	return rExists(path);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
index 184510d77b..24e7fb790c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ bool GLGSRender::LoadProgram()
 		m_shader_prog.Compile();
 		checkForGlError("m_shader_prog.Compile");
 
-		rFile f(rGetCwd() + "/FragmentProgram.txt", rFile::write);
+		// TODO: This shouldn't use current dir
+		rFile f("./FragmentProgram.txt", rFile::write);
 		f.Write(m_shader_prog.GetShaderText());
 	}
 
@@ -372,7 +373,8 @@ bool GLGSRender::LoadProgram()
 		m_vertex_prog.Compile();
 		checkForGlError("m_vertex_prog.Compile");
 
-		rFile f(rGetCwd() + "/VertexProgram.txt", rFile::write);
+		// TODO: This shouldn't use current dir
+		rFile f("./VertexProgram.txt", rFile::write);
 		f.Write(m_vertex_prog.shader);
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h
index 8596ed0116..325bca7fa4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/GS/GL/GLGSRender.h
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ public:
 		static const std::string& dir_path = "textures";
 		static const std::string& file_fmt = dir_path + "/" + "tex[%d].png";
 
-		if(!rDirExists(dir_path)) rMkdir(dir_path);
+		if(!rExists(dir_path)) rMkdir(dir_path);
 
 		u32 count = 0;
-		while(rFileExists(fmt::Format(file_fmt, count))) count++;
+		while(rExists(fmt::Format(file_fmt, count))) count++;
 		Save(tex, fmt::Format(file_fmt, count));
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp
index aae129c92a..703c6eb3c8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/cellSysutil.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ int cellSysCacheClear(void)
 	Emu.GetVFS().GetDevice(std::string("/dev_hdd1/cache/"), localPath);
 	
 	//TODO: implement
-	//if (rDirExists(localPath)){
+	//if (rIsDir(localPath)){
 	//	WxDirDeleteTraverser deleter;
 	//	wxString f = wxFindFirstFile(fmt::FromUTF8(localPath+"\\*"),wxDIR);
 	//	while (!f.empty())
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sceNp.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sceNp.cpp
index 6b5bce2a51..783adaaf48 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sceNp.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/SysCalls/Modules/sceNp.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ int sceNpDrmIsAvailable(u32 k_licensee_addr, u32 drm_path_addr)
 	//make more explicit what this actually does (currently everything after the third slash and before the fourth slash)
 	std::string titleID = fmt::BeforeFirst(fmt::AfterFirst(fmt::AfterFirst(fmt::AfterFirst(drm_path,'/'),'/'),'/'),'/');
 
-	std::string enc_drm_path = rGetCwd() + drm_path;
-	std::string dec_drm_path = rGetCwd() + "/dev_hdd1/" + titleID + "/" + drm_file_name;
+	// TODO: These shouldn't use current dir
+	std::string enc_drm_path = drm_path;
+	drm_path.insert(0, 1, '.');
+	std::string dec_drm_path = "./dev_hdd1/" + titleID + "/" + drm_file_name;
 
-	std::string rap_dir_path = rGetCwd() + "/dev_usb000/";
+	std::string rap_dir_path = "./dev_usb000/";
 	std::string rap_file_path = rap_dir_path;
 	
 	// Search dev_usb000 for a compatible RAP file. 
@@ -77,9 +79,10 @@ int sceNpDrmIsAvailable(u32 k_licensee_addr, u32 drm_path_addr)
 	}
 
 	// Create a new directory under dev_hdd1/titleID to hold the decrypted data.
-	std::string tmp_dir = rGetCwd() + "/dev_hdd1/" + titleID;
-	if (!rDir::Exists(tmp_dir))
-		rMkdir(rGetCwd() + "/dev_hdd1/" + titleID);
+	// TODO: These shouldn't use current dir
+	std::string tmp_dir = "./dev_hdd1/" + titleID;
+	if (!rExists(tmp_dir))
+		rMkdir("./dev_hdd1/" + titleID);
 
 	// Decrypt this EDAT using the supplied k_licensee and matching RAP file.
 	DecryptEDAT(enc_drm_path, dec_drm_path, 8, rap_file_path, k_licensee, false);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 0e66104969..554450d425 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void Emulator::Load()
 {
 	GetModuleManager().init();
 
-	if(!rFileExists(m_path)) return;
+	if(!rExists(m_path)) return;
 
 	if(IsSelf(m_path))
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.cpp b/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.cpp
index 467389aeeb..f709031bb8 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Gui/GameViewer.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void GameViewer::RemoveGame(wxCommandEvent& event)
 
 	Emu.GetVFS().UnMountAll();
 
-	if (!rFile::Exists(localPath))
+	if (!rExists(localPath))
 		return;
 	//TODO: Replace wxWidgetsSpecific filesystem stuff?
 	WxDirDeleteTraverser deleter;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Loader/PKG.cpp b/rpcs3/Loader/PKG.cpp
index 7c055c35be..c07e43a5fa 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Loader/PKG.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Loader/PKG.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ bool PKGLoader::Install(std::string dest)
 	if (!pkg_f.IsOpened())
 		return false;
 
-	dest = rGetCwd() + dest;
+	// TODO: This shouldn't use current dir
+	dest.insert(0, 1, '.');
 	if (!dest.empty() && dest.back() != '/')
 		dest += '/';
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ bool PKGLoader::Install(std::string dest)
 	
 	std::string titleID = std::string(title_id).substr(7, 9);
 
-	if (rDirExists(dest+titleID)) {
+	if (rExists(dest+titleID)) {
 		rMessageDialog d_overwrite(NULL, "Another installation was found. Do you want to overwrite it?", "PKG Decrypter / Installer", rYES_NO|rCENTRE);
 		if (d_overwrite.ShowModal() != rID_YES) {
 			LOG_ERROR(LOADER, "PKG Loader: Another installation found in: %s", titleID.c_str());
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ bool PKGLoader::Install(std::string dest)
 bool PKGLoader::Close()
 {
 	return pkg_f.Close();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}