diff --git a/.install/copy.sh b/.install/copy.sh
index 4c74935..ce4a5ca 100644
--- a/.install/copy.sh
+++ b/.install/copy.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ if gum confirm "Do you want to install the prepared dotfiles now?" ;then
             echo "~/dotfiles folder created."
         fi   
         rsync -a -I ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/ ~/dotfiles/
+        if [[ $(_isFolderEmpty ~/dotfiles/) == 0 ]] ;then
+            echo "AN ERROR HAS OCCURED. Copy prepared dofiles from ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/ to ~/dotfiles/ failed" 
+            echo "Please check that rsync is installad on your system."
+            echo "Execution of rsync -a -I ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/ ~/dotfiles/ is required."
+            exit
+        fi
         echo "All files from ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/ to ~/dotfiles/ copied."
     else
         echo "Skipped: DEV MODE!"
diff --git a/.install/library.sh b/.install/library.sh
index 7b3916d..9fbb6f2 100755
--- a/.install/library.sh
+++ b/.install/library.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ _isInstalledYay() {
     return; #false
 }
 
+_isFolderEmpty() {
+    folder="$1"
+    if [ -d $folder ] ;then
+        if [ -z "$(ls -A $folder)" ]; then
+            echo 0
+        else
+            echo 1
+        fi
+    else
+        echo 1
+    fi
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------
 # Function Install all package if not installed
 # ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/.install/preparation.sh b/.install/preparation.sh
index d3cb6f0..d20378a 100644
--- a/.install/preparation.sh
+++ b/.install/preparation.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,16 @@ if [ ! -d ~/dotfiles-versions/$version ]; then
     echo "~/dotfiles-versions/$version folder created."
 else
     echo "The folder ~/dotfiles-versions/$version already exists from previous installations."
-    rm -fr ~/dotfiles-versions/$version
+    rm -rf ~/dotfiles-versions/$version
     mkdir ~/dotfiles-versions/$version
     echo "Clean build prepared for the installation."
 fi
 rsync -a -I --exclude-from=.install/excludes.txt . ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/
+if [[ $(_isFolderEmpty ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/) == 0 ]] ;then
+    echo "AN ERROR HAS OCCURED. Preparation of ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/ failed" 
+    echo "Please check that rsync is installad on your system."
+    echo "Execution of rsync -a -I --exclude-from=.install/excludes.txt . ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/ is required."
+    exit
+fi
 echo "dotfiles $version successfully prepared in ~/dotfiles-versions/$version/"
 echo ""
diff --git a/.install/required.sh b/.install/required.sh
index 0390f66..5cfec0f 100644
--- a/.install/required.sh
+++ b/.install/required.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
 # Check for required packages to run the installation
 # ------------------------------------------------------
 
-echo "Checking that required packages for the installation are installed..."
+# Synchronize packages
+sudo pacman -Sy
 echo ""
+
+# Check for required packages
+echo ":: Checking that required packages for the installation are installed..."
 _installPackagesPacman "rsync" "gum";
+echo ""
+
+# Double check rsync
+if ! command -v rsync &> /dev/null; then
+    echo ":: Force rsync installation"
+    sudo pacman -S rsync --noconfirm
+else
+    echo ":: rsync double checked"
+fi
 echo ""
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