For context, I am trying to do a save system for a game.

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    It is an expensive operation as it needs to unwind the stack to get the stack trace.

    But if you’re checking a single file you won’t notice it.

    If you’re doing it in a tight loop it’ll be very noticeable.

    Checking the file exists also has a cost.

    I likely wouldn’t bother if I was saving a single file especially as there are other exceptions that could be thrown in the process.