diff --git a/dev/debug_osync.sh b/dev/debug_osync.sh
index 488b915..6c659f7 100755
--- a/dev/debug_osync.sh
+++ b/dev/debug_osync.sh
@@ -3541,7 +3541,8 @@ function treeList {
 		# mv fails on MacOS when $RUN_DIR =/tmp because of some shady apple BS
 		# see https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/275521/how-does-group-wheel-get-on-my-files and #175
 		#mv -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "$treeFilename"
-		rm -f "$treeFileName" && cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "$treeFilename" && rm -f "$treeFileName"
+		[ -f "$treeFileName" ] && rm -f "$treeFileName"
+		cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "$treeFilename" && rm -f "$treeFileName"
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 			Logger "Cannot move treeList files \"$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP\" => \"$treeFilename\"". "ERROR"
 			return $retval
@@ -3622,7 +3623,8 @@ function deleteList {
 	uniq "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" > "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP"
 	if [ -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" ]; then
 		#mv "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
-		rm -f "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" && cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" && rm -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
+		[ -f "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" ] && rm -f "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
+		cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" && rm -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 			Logger "Cannot move \"$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP\" => \"${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}\"" "ERROR"
 		fi
diff --git a/osync.sh b/osync.sh
index 197de5d..fc9f25b 100755
--- a/osync.sh
+++ b/osync.sh
@@ -3361,7 +3361,8 @@ function treeList {
 		# mv fails on MacOS when $RUN_DIR =/tmp because of some shady apple BS
 		# see https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/275521/how-does-group-wheel-get-on-my-files and #175
 		#mv -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "$treeFilename"
-		rm -f "$treeFileName" && cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "$treeFilename" && rm -f "$treeFileName"
+		[ -f "$treeFileName" ] && rm -f "$treeFileName"
+		cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "$treeFilename" && rm -f "$treeFileName"
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 			Logger "Cannot move treeList files \"$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP\" => \"$treeFilename\"". "ERROR"
 			return $retval
@@ -3441,7 +3442,8 @@ function deleteList {
 	uniq "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" > "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP"
 	if [ -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" ]; then
 		#mv "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
-		rm -f "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" && cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" && rm -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
+		[ -f "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" ] && rm -f "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
+		cp -p "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}" && rm -f "$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP" "${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}"
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 			Logger "Cannot move \"$RUN_DIR/$PROGRAM.${FUNCNAME[0]}.$replicaType.$SCRIPT_PID.$TSTAMP\" => \"${INITIATOR[$__replicaDir]}${INITIATOR[$__stateDir]}/$replicaType${INITIATOR[$__deletedListFile]}\"" "ERROR"
 		fi