A bit of error handling in ModsProtect

Winget-AutoUpdate-Install.ps1

@@ -384,12 +384,15 @@ function Install-WingetAutoUpdate {
         Write-host "`nChecking Mods Directory:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
         . "$WingetUpdatePath\functions\Invoke-ModsProtect.ps1"
         $Protected = Invoke-ModsProtect "$WingetUpdatePath\mods"
-        if ($Protected) {
+        if ($Protected -eq $True) {
             Write-Host "The mods directory is now secured!`n" -ForegroundColor Green
         }
-        elseif (!$Protected) {
+        elseif ($Protected -eq $False) {
             Write-Host "The mods directory was already secured!`n" -ForegroundColor Green
         }
+        else {
+            Write-Host "Error: The mods directory couldn't be verified as secured!`n" -ForegroundColor Red
+        }
                         
         #Create Shortcuts
         if ($StartMenuShortcut) {

Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-ModsProtect.ps1

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 #Check if Local Users have write rights in Mods directory or not (and take action if necessary):
 
 function Invoke-ModsProtect ($ModsPath) {
-    $directory = Get-Item -Path $ModsPath
+    try {
+        $directory = Get-Item -Path $ModsPath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
         $acl = Get-Acl -Path $directory.FullName
         #Local Users - S-1-5-32-545
         $userSID = New-Object System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier("S-1-5-32-545")
@@ -57,4 +58,8 @@ function Invoke-ModsProtect ($ModsPath) {
             return $True
         }
         return $False
+    }
+    catch {
+        return "Error"
+    }
 }

Winget-AutoUpdate/functions/Invoke-PostUpdateActions.ps1

@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@ function Invoke-PostUpdateActions {
     #Security check
     Write-Log "-> Checking Mods Directory:" "yellow"
     $Protected = Invoke-ModsProtect "$($WAUConfig.InstallLocation)\mods"
-    if ($Protected) {
+    if ($Protected -eq $True) {
         Write-Log "-> The mods directory is now secured!" "green"
     }
-    elseif (!$Protected) {
+    elseif ($Protected -eq $False) {
         Write-Log "-> The mods directory was already secured!" "green"
     }
+    else {
+        Write-Log "-> Error: The mods directory couldn't be verified as secured!" "red"
+    }
 
     #Convert about.xml if exists (previous WAU versions) to reg
     $WAUAboutPath = "$WorkingDir\config\about.xml"