diff --git a/launcher/FileSystem.cpp b/launcher/FileSystem.cpp
index 954e7936e..14b50768a 100644
--- a/launcher/FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/launcher/FileSystem.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "DesktopServices.h"
 #include "PSaveFile.h"
 #include "StringUtils.h"
+#include "ui/dialogs/CustomMessageBox.h"
 
 #if defined Q_OS_WIN32
 #define NOMINMAX
diff --git a/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.cpp b/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.cpp
index 4985ad080..f57aad1ba 100644
--- a/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.cpp
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ auto HttpMetaCache::evictEntry(MetaEntryPtr entry) -> bool
     return true;
 }
 
-void HttpMetaCache::evictAll()
+bool HttpMetaCache::evictAll()
 {
+    bool ret;
     for (QString& base : m_entries.keys()) {
         EntryMap& map = m_entries[base];
         qCDebug(taskHttpMetaCacheLogC) << "Evicting base" << base;
@@ -176,8 +177,9 @@ void HttpMetaCache::evictAll()
                 qCWarning(taskHttpMetaCacheLogC) << "Unexpected missing cache entry" << entry->m_basePath;
         }
         map.entry_list.clear();
-        FS::deletePath(map.base_path);
+        ret = FS::deletePath(map.base_path);
     }
+    return ret;
 }
 
 auto HttpMetaCache::staleEntry(QString base, QString resource_path) -> MetaEntryPtr
diff --git a/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.h b/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.h
index 036a8dd94..144012ae5 100644
--- a/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.h
+++ b/launcher/net/HttpMetaCache.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class HttpMetaCache : public QObject {
 
     // evict selected entry from cache
     auto evictEntry(MetaEntryPtr entry) -> bool;
-    void evictAll();
+    bool evictAll();
 
     void addBase(QString base, QString base_root);
 
diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index ddf726373..2b43af2b8 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1318,7 +1318,10 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionReportBug_triggered()
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionClearMetadata_triggered()
 {
-    APPLICATION->metacache()->evictAll();
+    if(!APPLICATION->metacache()->evictAll()){
+        CustomMessageBox::selectable(this, tr("Error"), tr("Metadata cache clear Failed!\n To clear the metadata cache manually, press Folders -> View Launcher Root Folder, and after closing the launcher delete the folder named \"meta\"\n"), QMessageBox::Warning)->show();
+    }
+
     APPLICATION->metacache()->SaveNow();
 }