diff --git a/sfw/core/dir_access.cpp b/sfw/core/dir_access.cpp
index c362816..7584b0b 100644
--- a/sfw/core/dir_access.cpp
+++ b/sfw/core/dir_access.cpp
@@ -1015,14 +1015,14 @@ String DirAccess::get_full_path(const String &p_path) {
 Error DirAccess::copy(String p_from, String p_to, int p_chmod_flags) {
 	//printf("copy %s -> %s\n",p_from.ascii().get_data(),p_to.ascii().get_data());
 	Error err;
-	FileAccess *fsrc = FileAccess::open(p_from, FileAccess::READ, &err);
+	FileAccess *fsrc = FileAccess::create_and_open(p_from, FileAccess::READ, &err);
 
 	if (err) {
 		ERR_PRINT("Failed to open " + p_from);
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	FileAccess *fdst = FileAccess::open(p_to, FileAccess::WRITE, &err);
+	FileAccess *fdst = FileAccess::create_and_open(p_to, FileAccess::WRITE, &err);
 	if (err) {
 		fsrc->close();
 		memdelete(fsrc);
diff --git a/sfw/core/file_access.cpp b/sfw/core/file_access.cpp
index 03175a2..820cb61 100644
--- a/sfw/core/file_access.cpp
+++ b/sfw/core/file_access.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ FileAccess *FileAccess::create() {
 }
 
 bool FileAccess::exists(const String &p_name) {
-	FileAccess *f = open(p_name, READ);
+	FileAccess *f = create_and_open(p_name, READ);
 	if (!f) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ Error FileAccess::reopen(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags) {
 	return _open(p_path, p_mode_flags);
 };
 
-FileAccess *FileAccess::open(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags, Error *r_error) {
+FileAccess *FileAccess::create_and_open(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags, Error *r_error) {
 	//try packed data first
 
 	FileAccess *ret = nullptr;
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ void FileAccess::store_buffer(const uint8_t *p_src, uint64_t p_length) {
 */
 
 Vector<uint8_t> FileAccess::get_file_as_array(const String &p_path, Error *r_error) {
-	FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open(p_path, READ, r_error);
+	FileAccess *f = FileAccess::create_and_open(p_path, READ, r_error);
 	if (!f) {
 		if (r_error) { // if error requested, do not throw error
 			return Vector<uint8_t>();
diff --git a/sfw/core/file_access.h b/sfw/core/file_access.h
index 96f8b09..8e8550b 100644
--- a/sfw/core/file_access.h
+++ b/sfw/core/file_access.h
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual Error reopen(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags); ///< does not change the AccessType
 
-	static FileAccess *create(); /// Create a file access (for the current platform) this is the only portable way of accessing files.
-	static FileAccess *open(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags, Error *r_error = nullptr); /// Create a file access (for the current platform) this is the only portable way of accessing files.
+	static FileAccess *create(); /// Helper that Creates a file access
+	static FileAccess *create_and_open(const String &p_path, int p_mode_flags, Error *r_error = nullptr); /// Create a file access (for the current platform) this is the only portable way of accessing files.
 	static bool exists(const String &p_name); ///< return true if a file exists
 	static uint64_t get_modified_time(const String &p_file);
 	static uint32_t get_unix_permissions(const String &p_file);
diff --git a/sfw/render_core/image.cpp b/sfw/render_core/image.cpp
index b1c9d33..dcaf5d4 100644
--- a/sfw/render_core/image.cpp
+++ b/sfw/render_core/image.cpp
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ Error Image::save_png(const String &file_name) {
 		return FAILED;
 	}
 
-	FileAccess* f = FileAccess::open(file_name, FileAccess::WRITE);
+	FileAccess* f = FileAccess::create_and_open(file_name, FileAccess::WRITE);
 
 	if (!f) {
 		return FAILED;