diff --git a/rust_backend/Cargo.lock b/rust_backend/Cargo.lock
index 699d0e0e..2e7ce231 100644
--- a/rust_backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust_backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -2479,6 +2479,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustix",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
  "tz-rs",
  "unicode-general-category",
  "unicode-normalization",
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/rust_backend/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index 4968195a..bd6c080e 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ chrono.workspace = true
 rustix.workspace = true
 claxon.workspace = true
 roxmltree.workspace = true
+tempfile.workspace = true
 
 [target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))'.dependencies]
 tz-rs.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/core/src/fs.rs b/rust_backend/crates/core/src/fs.rs
index 05d9525f..44ca1deb 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/core/src/fs.rs
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/core/src/fs.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,82 @@
-//! Filesystem path helpers shared by the native and extension backends.
+//! Filesystem helpers shared by the native and extension backends.
 
+use std::fmt;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
 use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
 
+/// The prefix `tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in` uses, for writers that kept it.
+pub const DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX: &str = ".tmp";
+
+/// A [`write_atomic`] failure. `Persist` keeps tempfile's own message
+/// (`failed to persist temporary file: ...`); converting to [`io::Error`]
+/// yields the underlying rename error instead, like `PersistError::error`.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum WriteAtomicError {
+    Io(io::Error),
+    Persist(tempfile::PersistError),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for WriteAtomicError {
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Io(error) => error.fmt(formatter),
+            Self::Persist(error) => error.fmt(formatter),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for WriteAtomicError {
+    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Io(error) => error.source(),
+            Self::Persist(error) => error.source(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for WriteAtomicError {
+    fn from(error: io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::Io(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<WriteAtomicError> for io::Error {
+    fn from(error: WriteAtomicError) -> Self {
+        match error {
+            WriteAtomicError::Io(error) => error,
+            WriteAtomicError::Persist(error) => error.error,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Replaces `path` atomically. In order: creates a `{prefix}XXXXXX` temporary
+/// file in `directory`, passes it to `write`, `sync_all`s it, runs `check`,
+/// then renames it over `path` (`NamedTempFile::persist`, which replaces an
+/// existing file). With `sync_directory`, `directory` is then fsynced on a
+/// best-effort basis. Any earlier failure removes the temporary file.
+pub fn write_atomic(
+    directory: &Path,
+    path: &Path,
+    prefix: &str,
+    write: impl FnOnce(&mut File) -> io::Result<()>,
+    check: impl FnOnce() -> io::Result<()>,
+    sync_directory: bool,
+) -> Result<(), WriteAtomicError> {
+    let mut file = tempfile::Builder::new()
+        .prefix(prefix)
+        .tempfile_in(directory)?;
+    write(file.as_file_mut())?;
+    file.as_file().sync_all()?;
+    check()?;
+    file.persist(path).map_err(WriteAtomicError::Persist)?;
+    // Directory fsync is unavailable on some filesystems; rename remains atomic.
+    if sync_directory && let Ok(directory) = File::open(directory) {
+        let _ = directory.sync_all();
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Lexically cleans a path like Go's `filepath.Clean`: drops `.` components,
 /// folds `name/..`, keeps leading `..` on relative paths, drops `..` above the
 /// root, and returns `.` for an empty result. The filesystem is not consulted.
@@ -82,4 +157,107 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(clean(input), previous_isrc_clean(input), "{input:?}");
         }
     }
+
+    fn names(directory: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
+        let mut names: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(directory)
+            .unwrap()
+            .map(|entry| entry.unwrap().file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+            .collect();
+        names.sort();
+        names
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn default_temp_prefix_matches_named_temp_file() {
+        let directory = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(directory.path()).unwrap();
+        let name = file.path().file_name().unwrap().to_string_lossy();
+        assert!(name.starts_with(DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX), "{name}");
+        assert_eq!(name.len(), DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX.len() + 6);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_atomic_stages_with_prefix_syncs_checks_then_replaces() {
+        use std::io::Write;
+        let directory = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = directory.path().join("value.json");
+        std::fs::write(&path, b"old").unwrap();
+        let order = std::cell::RefCell::new(Vec::new());
+
+        write_atomic(
+            directory.path(),
+            &path,
+            ".spotiflac-",
+            |file| {
+                let staged = names(directory.path());
+                assert_eq!(staged.len(), 2, "{staged:?}");
+                assert!(staged[0].starts_with(".spotiflac-"), "{staged:?}");
+                order.borrow_mut().push("write");
+                file.write_all(b"new")
+            },
+            || {
+                assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).unwrap(), b"old");
+                order.borrow_mut().push("check");
+                Ok(())
+            },
+            true,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(*order.borrow(), ["write", "check"]);
+        assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).unwrap(), b"new");
+        assert_eq!(names(directory.path()), ["value.json"]);
+
+        for failing_check in [false, true] {
+            let error = write_atomic(
+                directory.path(),
+                &path,
+                DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX,
+                |file| {
+                    file.write_all(b"partial")?;
+                    if failing_check {
+                        Ok(())
+                    } else {
+                        Err(io::Error::other("write failed"))
+                    }
+                },
+                || Err(io::Error::other("cancelled")),
+                false,
+            )
+            .unwrap_err();
+            let expected = if failing_check {
+                "cancelled"
+            } else {
+                "write failed"
+            };
+            assert_eq!(error.to_string(), expected);
+            assert_eq!(std::fs::read(&path).unwrap(), b"new");
+            assert_eq!(names(directory.path()), ["value.json"]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn write_atomic_persist_errors_keep_tempfile_message_and_io_cause() {
+        let directory = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = directory.path().join("occupied");
+        std::fs::create_dir(&path).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(path.join("child"), b"").unwrap();
+        let error = write_atomic(
+            directory.path(),
+            &path,
+            ".tmp",
+            |_| Ok(()),
+            || Ok(()),
+            false,
+        )
+        .unwrap_err();
+        let WriteAtomicError::Persist(persist) = &error else {
+            panic!("{error:?}");
+        };
+        let message = persist.to_string();
+        assert_eq!(error.to_string(), message);
+        assert!(message.starts_with("failed to persist temporary file: "));
+        let cause = persist.error.to_string();
+        assert_eq!(io::Error::from(error).to_string(), cause);
+        assert_eq!(names(directory.path()), ["occupied"]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/repository.rs b/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/repository.rs
index 1094b6c9..c6076cc4 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/repository.rs
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/repository.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub use package::{destination_path, write_verified_package};
 pub use urls::{RegistryLocation, registry_location, require_https};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use spotiflac_core::fs::{DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX, write_atomic};
 use spotiflac_network::{HttpRequest, NetworkService, NetworkSession};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fs::{self, File, OpenOptions};
@@ -273,10 +274,14 @@ impl ExtensionRepository {
             if bytes.len() as u64 > MAX_CACHE_BYTES {
                 return Ok(());
             }
-            let mut file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(&self.cache_directory)?;
-            file.write_all(&bytes)?;
-            file.as_file().sync_all()?;
-            file.persist(self.cache_directory.join(CACHE_FILE))?;
+            write_atomic(
+                &self.cache_directory,
+                &self.cache_directory.join(CACHE_FILE),
+                DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX,
+                |file| file.write_all(&bytes),
+                || Ok(()),
+                false,
+            )?;
             Ok(())
         })();
     }
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/storage.rs b/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/storage.rs
index 4bfe48a5..d7ae119f 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/storage.rs
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/extensions/src/storage.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use hmac::{Hmac, Mac};
 use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, Weak};
@@ -433,16 +433,15 @@ fn parse_object(data: &[u8]) -> Result<Map<String, Value>, StorageError> {
 pub(crate) fn atomic_write(path: &Path, data: &[u8]) -> Result<(), StorageError> {
     file_identity(path)?;
     let directory = path.parent().ok_or(StorageError::InvalidPath)?;
-    let mut file = tempfile::Builder::new()
-        .prefix(".spotiflac-")
-        .tempfile_in(directory)?;
-    file.write_all(data)?;
-    file.as_file().sync_all()?;
-    file.persist(path).map_err(|error| error.error)?;
-    // Directory fsync is unavailable on some filesystems; rename remains atomic.
-    if let Ok(directory) = File::open(directory) {
-        let _ = directory.sync_all();
-    }
+    spotiflac_core::fs::write_atomic(
+        directory,
+        path,
+        ".spotiflac-",
+        |file| file.write_all(data),
+        || Ok(()),
+        true,
+    )
+    .map_err(io::Error::from)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/native_playlists.rs b/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/native_playlists.rs
index 4558d519..5ad790de 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/native_playlists.rs
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/native_playlists.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 //! CSV remains line-based for compatibility with existing exports/imports.
 use crate::native_library::path_keys::dart_trim as trim;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
+use spotiflac_core::fs::write_atomic;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
-    io::{BufWriter, Write},
+    io::{self, BufWriter, Write},
     path::Path,
 };
 
@@ -39,32 +40,34 @@ pub(crate) fn execute(
                 .parent()
                 .filter(|parent| !parent.as_os_str().is_empty())
                 .unwrap_or(Path::new("."));
-            let mut staging = tempfile::Builder::new()
-                .prefix(".spotiflac-m3u-")
-                .tempfile_in(parent)
-                .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-            {
-                let mut file = BufWriter::with_capacity(64 * 1024, staging.as_file_mut());
-                file.write_all(b"#EXTM3U\n").map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-                for entry in entries {
-                    check()?;
-                    let duration = entry["duration"].as_i64().filter(|n| *n > 0).unwrap_or(-1);
-                    let artist = trim(entry["artist"].as_str().unwrap_or_default());
-                    let title = entry["name"].as_str().unwrap_or_default();
-                    let display = if artist.is_empty() {
-                        title.to_owned()
-                    } else {
-                        format!("{artist} - {title}")
-                    };
-                    let source = entry["path"].as_str().ok_or("Missing M3U entry path")?;
-                    writeln!(file, "#EXTINF:{duration},{display}\n{source}")
-                        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-                }
-                file.flush().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-            }
-            staging.as_file().sync_all().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-            check()?;
-            staging.persist(path).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+            write_atomic(
+                parent,
+                Path::new(path),
+                ".spotiflac-m3u-",
+                |staging| {
+                    let mut file = BufWriter::with_capacity(64 * 1024, staging);
+                    file.write_all(b"#EXTM3U\n")?;
+                    for entry in entries {
+                        check().map_err(io::Error::other)?;
+                        let duration = entry["duration"].as_i64().filter(|n| *n > 0).unwrap_or(-1);
+                        let artist = trim(entry["artist"].as_str().unwrap_or_default());
+                        let title = entry["name"].as_str().unwrap_or_default();
+                        let display = if artist.is_empty() {
+                            title.to_owned()
+                        } else {
+                            format!("{artist} - {title}")
+                        };
+                        let source = entry["path"]
+                            .as_str()
+                            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("Missing M3U entry path"))?;
+                        writeln!(file, "#EXTINF:{duration},{display}\n{source}")?;
+                    }
+                    file.flush()
+                },
+                || check().map_err(io::Error::other),
+                false,
+            )
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
             Ok(json!({"output_path": path, "committed": true}))
         }
         _ => Err("Unknown playlist operation".into()),
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/network_tags.rs b/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/network_tags.rs
index a2697a04..c5e5140c 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/network_tags.rs
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/network_tags.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use base64::Engine;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use spotiflac_core::fs::{DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX, write_atomic};
 use spotiflac_core::{lower_hex, tags};
 use spotiflac_network::{
     HttpRequest, NetworkService, NetworkSession, policy::NetworkPermissions, url::UrlParts,
@@ -189,15 +190,15 @@ fn cache_cover(
     fs::create_dir_all(directory).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
     let digest = lower_hex(&Sha256::digest(bytes));
     let target = directory.join(format!("network_cover_{digest}.image"));
-    let mut staged =
-        tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(directory).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    staged.write_all(bytes).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    staged
-        .as_file()
-        .sync_all()
-        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-    check()?;
-    staged.persist(&target).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+    write_atomic(
+        directory,
+        &target,
+        DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX,
+        |file| file.write_all(bytes),
+        || check().map_err(io::Error::other),
+        false,
+    )
+    .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
     let mut files = fs::read_dir(directory)
         .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?
         .filter_map(Result::ok)
@@ -279,25 +280,25 @@ pub(crate) fn promote_cover(
         {
             return Err("Artwork input must be a regular file".into());
         }
-        let mut staged =
-            tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(destination).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-        let mut buffer = [0; 64 * 1024];
-        loop {
-            check()?;
-            let count = input.read(&mut buffer).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-            if count == 0 {
-                break;
-            }
-            staged
-                .write_all(&buffer[..count])
-                .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-        }
-        staged
-            .as_file()
-            .sync_all()
-            .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
-        check()?;
-        staged.persist(&target).map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
+        write_atomic(
+            destination,
+            &target,
+            DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX,
+            |file| {
+                let mut buffer = [0; 64 * 1024];
+                loop {
+                    check().map_err(io::Error::other)?;
+                    let count = input.read(&mut buffer)?;
+                    if count == 0 {
+                        return Ok(());
+                    }
+                    file.write_all(&buffer[..count])?;
+                }
+            },
+            || check().map_err(io::Error::other),
+            false,
+        )
+        .map_err(|error| error.to_string())?;
     }
     Ok(json!({"cover_path": target.to_string_lossy(), "sha256": digest}))
 }
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/providers/src/lyrics/cache.rs b/rust_backend/crates/providers/src/lyrics/cache.rs
index e529f3b0..09fc74b7 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/providers/src/lyrics/cache.rs
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/providers/src/lyrics/cache.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Go-compatible successful-lyrics cache with bounded, atomic persistence.
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use spotiflac_core::fs::{DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX, write_atomic};
 use spotiflac_core::lyrics::LyricsResponse;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fs::{self, OpenOptions};
@@ -298,10 +299,14 @@ fn write_snapshot(path: &Path, entries: &BTreeMap<String, Entry>) -> std::io::Re
             "lyrics cache exceeds persistence size limit",
         ));
     }
-    let mut temporary = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new_in(parent)?;
-    temporary.write_all(&bytes)?;
-    temporary.as_file().sync_all()?;
-    temporary.persist(path).map_err(|error| error.error)?;
+    write_atomic(
+        parent,
+        path,
+        DEFAULT_TEMP_PREFIX,
+        |file| file.write_all(&bytes),
+        || Ok(()),
+        false,
+    )?;
     Ok(())
 }