diff --git a/libs/basic.js b/libs/basic.js
index 1c427714..a12d8a69 100644
--- a/libs/basic.js
+++ b/libs/basic.js
@@ -215,18 +215,18 @@ module.exports = function(s,config){
             break;
             case'delete':
                 if(!e){return false;}
-                fs.unlink(e,(err)=>{
+                fs.rm(e,(err)=>{
                     if(err){
                         s.debugLog(err)
-                    }
-                    if(s.isWin){
-                        exec('rd /s /q "' + e + '"',{detached: true},function(err){
-                            if(callback)callback(err)
-                        })
-                    }else{
-                        exec('rm -rf '+e,{detached: true},function(err){
-                            if(callback)callback(err)
-                        })
+                        if(s.isWin){
+                            exec('rd /s /q "' + e + '"',{detached: true},function(err){
+                                if(callback)callback(err)
+                            })
+                        }else{
+                            exec('rm -rf '+e,{detached: true},function(err){
+                                if(callback)callback(err)
+                            })
+                        }
                     }
                 })
             break;
diff --git a/libs/dropInEvents.js b/libs/dropInEvents.js
index 7273746d..a1d4c3bf 100644
--- a/libs/dropInEvents.js
+++ b/libs/dropInEvents.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang,app,io){
             var filename = getFileNameFromPath(filePath)
             if(search(filename,'.jpg') || search(filename,'.jpeg')){
                 var snapPath = s.dir.streams + ke + '/' + mid + '/s.jpg'
-                fs.unlink(snapPath,function(err){
+                fs.rm(snapPath,function(err){
                     fs.createReadStream(filePath).pipe(fs.createWriteStream(snapPath))
                     triggerEvent({
                         id: mid,
diff --git a/libs/ffmpeg.js b/libs/ffmpeg.js
index 70f78442..6cd38840 100644
--- a/libs/ffmpeg.js
+++ b/libs/ffmpeg.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module.exports = async (s,config,lang,onFinish) => {
                 //clean the string of spatial impurities and split for spawn()
                 const ffmpegCommandParsed = splitForFFPMEG(ffmpegCommandString)
                 try{
-                    fs.unlinkSync(e.sdir + 'cmd.txt')
+                    fs.rmSync(e.sdir + 'cmd.txt')
                 }catch(err){
 
                 }
diff --git a/libs/monitor.js b/libs/monitor.js
index ce42509b..cba83f5e 100644
--- a/libs/monitor.js
+++ b/libs/monitor.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                                  screenShot: buffer,
                                  isStaticFile: false
                              })
-                             fs.unlink(temporaryImageFile,function(){})
+                             fs.rm(temporaryImageFile,function(){})
                          }else{
                              resolve({
                                  screenShot: null,
diff --git a/libs/monitor/utils.js b/libs/monitor/utils.js
index bccd5cec..90ee72f5 100644
--- a/libs/monitor/utils.js
+++ b/libs/monitor/utils.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ module.exports = (s,config,lang) => {
             }
             const completeRequest = () => {
                 fs.readFile(temporaryImageFile,(err,imageBuffer) => {
-                    fs.unlink(temporaryImageFile,(err) => {
+                    fs.rm(temporaryImageFile,(err) => {
                         if(err){
                             s.debugLog(err)
                         }
diff --git a/libs/user/utils.js b/libs/user/utils.js
index f1e486e3..fe6b617e 100644
--- a/libs/user/utils.js
+++ b/libs/user/utils.js
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ module.exports = (s,config,lang) => {
         var completedCheck = 0
         if(files){
             files.forEach(function(file){
-
                 var dir = s.getFileBinDirectory(file)
                 s.debugLog(`deleting FileBin File`,`${file}`,dir)
                 var fileLocationMid = `${dir}` + file.name
diff --git a/libs/videos.js b/libs/videos.js
index 4249311e..3cf8d5df 100644
--- a/libs/videos.js
+++ b/libs/videos.js
@@ -251,12 +251,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                                 s.systemLog(lang['File Delete Error'] + ' : '+e.ke+' : '+' : '+e.id,err)
                             }
                         })
-                        fs.unlink(e.dir+filename,function(err){
-                            fs.stat(e.dir+filename,function(err){
-                                if(!err){
-                                    s.file('delete',e.dir+filename)
-                                }
-                            })
+                        fs.rm(e.dir+filename,function(err){
                             resolve()
                         })
                     })
@@ -309,7 +304,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                     }else{
                         s.setDiskUsedForGroup(video.ke,-(video.size / 1048576))
                     }
-                    fs.unlink(video.dir + filename,function(err){
+                    fs.rm(video.dir + filename,function(err){
                         fs.stat(video.dir + filename,function(err){
                             if(!err){
                                 s.file('delete',video.dir + filename)
diff --git a/libs/webServerSuperPaths.js b/libs/webServerSuperPaths.js
index e8698036..b49bd260 100644
--- a/libs/webServerSuperPaths.js
+++ b/libs/webServerSuperPaths.js
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang,app){
                     }
                 })
                 fs.chmod(s.dir.videos+account.ke,0o777,function(err){
-                    fs.unlink(s.dir.videos+account.ke,function(err){})
+                    fs.rmdir(s.dir.videos+account.ke,function(err){})
                 })
             }
             if(s.getPostData(req,'deleteEvents',false) == '1'){
diff --git a/plugins/face/faceManagerCustomAutoLoadLibrary/index.js b/plugins/face/faceManagerCustomAutoLoadLibrary/index.js
index bbe12e28..c8a990c0 100644
--- a/plugins/face/faceManagerCustomAutoLoadLibrary/index.js
+++ b/plugins/face/faceManagerCustomAutoLoadLibrary/index.js
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang,app,io){
     }
     const deletePath = (deletionPath,callback) => {
         if(fs.existsSync(deletionPath)){
-            fs.unlink(deletionPath,() => {
-                s.file('delete',deletionPath)
+            fs.rm(deletionPath,() => {
                 if(callback)callback()
             })
         }else{
@@ -155,8 +154,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang,app,io){
             if(fileExists){
                 fs.readFile(oldImagePath,(err,data) => {
                     fs.writeFile(newImagePath,data,() => {
-                        fs.unlink(oldImagePath,() => {
-                            s.file('delete',oldImagePath)
+                        fs.rm(oldImagePath,() => {
                             if(req.query.websocketResponse){
                                 sendDataToConnectedSuperUsers({
                                     f:'faceManagerImageDeleted',
diff --git a/plugins/face/shinobi-face.js b/plugins/face/shinobi-face.js
index b8f6aaac..b5c5757d 100644
--- a/plugins/face/shinobi-face.js
+++ b/plugins/face/shinobi-face.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ var addAwaitStatements = async function(){
                     if(!err){
                         detectStuff(buffer)
                     }
-                    fs.unlink(frameLocation,function(){
+                    fs.rm(frameLocation,function(){
 
                     })
                 })
diff --git a/plugins/platerecognizer/shinobi-platerecognizer.js b/plugins/platerecognizer/shinobi-platerecognizer.js
index 1eca234a..22189c2c 100644
--- a/plugins/platerecognizer/shinobi-platerecognizer.js
+++ b/plugins/platerecognizer/shinobi-platerecognizer.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function platerecognizerRequest(d,frameBuffer){
 						console.log(body)
 					}
 					resolve(predictions);
-					fs.unlink(filePath,function(){
+					fs.rm(filePath,function(){
 
 					})
 				})
diff --git a/plugins/yolo/shinobi-yolo.js b/plugins/yolo/shinobi-yolo.js
index d40cd1dc..e5b9e864 100644
--- a/plugins/yolo/shinobi-yolo.js
+++ b/plugins/yolo/shinobi-yolo.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ s.detectObject = async function(buffer,d,tx,frameLocation,callback){
                     frame: frame
                 })
             }
-            fs.unlink(frame,function(){
+            fs.rm(frame,function(){
 
             })
         }catch(err){