diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpgradeSettingsCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpgradeSettingsCommandlet.java
index 0069b6a4b..1a5b366bb 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpgradeSettingsCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/commandlet/UpgradeSettingsCommandlet.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.devonfw.tools.ide.commandlet;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -10,6 +8,7 @@
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.environment.EnvironmentVariables;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.environment.EnvironmentVariablesPropertiesFile;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.environment.EnvironmentVariablesType;
+import com.devonfw.tools.ide.io.FileAccess;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.merge.DirectoryMerger;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.mvn.Mvn;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.repository.CustomToolsJson;
@@ -55,16 +54,16 @@ private void updateLegacyFolders() {
   }
 
   private void updateLegacyFolder(Path folder, String legacyName, String newName) {
-
+    FileAccess fileAccess = this.context.getFileAccess();
     Path legacyFolder = folder.resolve(legacyName);
     Path newFolder = folder.resolve(newName);
-    if (Files.isDirectory(legacyFolder)) {
+    if (fileAccess.isExpectedFolder(legacyFolder)) {
       try {
-        if (!Files.exists(newFolder)) {
-          Files.move(legacyFolder, newFolder, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+        if (!fileAccess.exists(newFolder)) {
+          fileAccess.move(legacyFolder, newFolder, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
           this.context.success("Successfully renamed folder '{}' to '{}' in {}.", legacyName, newName, folder);
         }
-      } catch (IOException e) {
+      } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
         this.context.error(e, "Error renaming folder {} to {} in {}", legacyName, newName, folder);
       }
     }
@@ -73,15 +72,16 @@ private void updateLegacyFolder(Path folder, String legacyName, String newName)
   private void updateWorkspaceTemplates() {
     this.context.info("Updating workspace templates (replace legacy variables and change variable syntax)...");
 
+    FileAccess fileAccess = this.context.getFileAccess();
     DirectoryMerger merger = this.context.getWorkspaceMerger();
     Path settingsDir = this.context.getSettingsPath();
     Path workspaceDir = settingsDir.resolve(IdeContext.FOLDER_WORKSPACE);
-    if (Files.isDirectory(workspaceDir)) {
+    if (fileAccess.isExpectedFolder(workspaceDir)) {
       merger.upgrade(workspaceDir);
     }
-    this.context.getFileAccess().listChildrenMapped(settingsDir, child -> {
+    fileAccess.listChildrenMapped(settingsDir, child -> {
       Path childWorkspaceDir = child.resolve(IdeContext.FOLDER_WORKSPACE);
-      if (Files.isDirectory(childWorkspaceDir)) {
+      if (fileAccess.isExpectedFolder(childWorkspaceDir)) {
         merger.upgrade(childWorkspaceDir);
       }
       return null;
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ private void updateProperties() {
       }
       environmentVariables = environmentVariables.getParent();
     }
+    FileAccess fileAccess = this.context.getFileAccess();
     Path templatePropertiesDir = this.context.getSettingsTemplatePath().resolve(IdeContext.FOLDER_CONF);
-    if (Files.exists(templatePropertiesDir)) {
+    if (fileAccess.exists(templatePropertiesDir)) {
       EnvironmentVariablesPropertiesFile environmentVariablesProperties = new EnvironmentVariablesPropertiesFile(null, EnvironmentVariablesType.CONF,
           templatePropertiesDir, null, this.context);
       updateProperties(environmentVariablesProperties);
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccess.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccess.java
index 0c4ec2b3d..94b8c305b 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccess.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccess.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermission;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ public interface FileAccess {
    */
   boolean isFile(Path file);
 
+  /**
+   * @param file the {@link Path} to check.
+   * @return {@code true} if the given {@code file} points to an existing file, {@code false} otherwise (the given {@link Path} does not exist
+   */
+  boolean exists(Path file);
+
   /**
    * @param folder the {@link Path} to check.
    * @return {@code true} if the given {@code folder} points to an existing directory, {@code false} otherwise (a warning is logged in this case).
@@ -67,8 +74,9 @@ public interface FileAccess {
   /**
    * @param source the source {@link Path file or folder} to move.
    * @param targetDir the {@link Path} with the directory to move {@code source} into.
+   * @param copyOptions the {@link java.nio.file.CopyOption} which specify how the move should be done
    */
-  void move(Path source, Path targetDir);
+  void move(Path source, Path targetDir, StandardCopyOption... copyOptions);
 
   /**
    * Creates a symbolic link. If the given {@code targetLink} already exists and is a symbolic link or a Windows junction, it will be replaced. In case of
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccessImpl.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccessImpl.java
index 6c3e1e67c..16214d248 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccessImpl.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/io/FileAccessImpl.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.LinkOption;
 import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermission;
@@ -219,6 +220,11 @@ public boolean isFile(Path file) {
     return true;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean exists(Path file) {
+    return Files.exists(file);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean isExpectedFolder(Path folder) {
 
@@ -300,11 +306,11 @@ private static Path appendParentPath(Path path, Path parent, int max) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void move(Path source, Path targetDir) {
+  public void move(Path source, Path targetDir, StandardCopyOption... copyOptions) {
 
     this.context.trace("Moving {} to {}", source, targetDir);
     try {
-      Files.move(source, targetDir);
+      Files.move(source, targetDir, copyOptions);
     } catch (IOException e) {
       String fileType = Files.isSymbolicLink(source) ? "symlink" : isJunction(source) ? "junction" : Files.isDirectory(source) ? "directory" : "file";
       String message = "Failed to move " + fileType + ": " + source + " to " + targetDir + ".";