diff --git a/LiamNtfs/cNtfsBase.cs b/LiamNtfs/cNtfsBase.cs
index 12c63ec..0feb229 100644
--- a/LiamNtfs/cNtfsBase.cs
+++ b/LiamNtfs/cNtfsBase.cs
@@ -140,43 +140,67 @@ namespace LiamNtfs
             scanningDepth = depth;
             return privRequestFoldersListAsync(new DirectoryInfo(rootPath), depth);
         }
-            private List<cNtfsResultBase> privRequestFoldersListAsync(DirectoryInfo rootPath, int depth, cNtfsResultFolder parent = null)
+        private List<cNtfsResultBase> privRequestFoldersListAsync(DirectoryInfo rootPath, int depth, cNtfsResultFolder parent = null)
         {
             ResetError();
-            List<cNtfsResultBase> folders = new List<cNtfsResultBase>();
+            var folders = new List<cNtfsResultBase>();
             try
             {
-                var res = new List<cNtfsResultBase>();
                 if (depth == 0)
-                    return res;
+                    return folders;
+
+                DirectoryInfo[] directories;
                 try
                 {
-                    foreach (var directory in rootPath.GetDirectories())
+                    directories = rootPath.GetDirectories();
+                }
+                catch (Exception E)
+                {
+                    cLogManager.LogEntry($"Could not enumerate directories under '{rootPath.FullName}': {E.Message}", LogLevels.Warning);
+                    cLogManager.LogException(E, LogLevels.Debug);
+                    return folders;
+                }
+
+                foreach (var directory in directories)
+                {
+                    cNtfsResultFolder folder;
+                    try
                     {
-                        cNtfsResultFolder folder = new cNtfsResultFolder()
+                        folder = new cNtfsResultFolder()
                         {
                             ID = generateUniquId(directory.FullName),
                             Path = directory.FullName,
                             CreatedDate = directory.CreationTimeUtc.ToString("s"),
                             DisplayName = directory.Name,
-                            Level = scanningDepth - depth+1,
+                            Level = scanningDepth - depth + 1,
                             Parent = parent
                         };
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception E)
+                    {
+                        cLogManager.LogEntry($"Could not read directory metadata for '{directory.FullName}': {E.Message}", LogLevels.Warning);
+                        cLogManager.LogException(E, LogLevels.Debug);
+                        continue;
+                    }
 
-                        folders.Add(folder);
-                        if (depth > 0)
-                        {
-                            var result = privRequestFoldersListAsync(directory, depth - 1, folder);
+                    folders.Add(folder);
+                    if (depth <= 0)
+                        continue;
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var result = privRequestFoldersListAsync(directory, depth - 1, folder);
+                        if (result != null && result.Count > 0)
                             folders.AddRange(result);
-                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception E)
+                    {
+                        cLogManager.LogEntry($"Could not scan subtree '{directory.FullName}': {E.Message}", LogLevels.Warning);
+                        cLogManager.LogException(E, LogLevels.Debug);
                     }
                 }
-                catch
-                {
-                    return new List<cNtfsResultBase>(folders);
-                }
 
-                return new List<cNtfsResultBase>(folders);
+                return folders;
             }
             catch (Exception E)
             {