diff --git a/thirdparty/libgc/libgc-linux-amd64.a b/thirdparty/libgc/libgc-linux-amd64.a
index 01b489f6..7f926757 100644
Binary files a/thirdparty/libgc/libgc-linux-amd64.a and b/thirdparty/libgc/libgc-linux-amd64.a differ
diff --git a/y/fs/dir.sp b/y/fs/dir.sp
index 3d36633b..edf592e9 100644
--- a/y/fs/dir.sp
+++ b/y/fs/dir.sp
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 module fs
 
+import strings
+
+pub struct UnableToRemoveFilesError {
+	files_problems []UnableToRemoveFileInfo
+}
+
+pub fn (err UnableToRemoveFilesError) msg() -> string {
+	mut message_builder := strings.new_builder(err.files_problems.len)
+	message_builder.write_string("Unable to remove files:").unwrap()
+
+	for info in err.files_problems {
+		message_builder.write_string("\n\t${info.path}: ${info.reason}").unwrap()
+	}
+
+	return message_builder.str()
+}
+
+pub fn (err UnableToRemoveFilesError) source() -> ?Error {
+	return none
+}
+
+pub struct UnableToRemoveFileInfo {
+	path   string
+	reason string
+}
+
 // mkdir_all will create a valid full path of all directories given in `path`.
 pub fn mkdir_all(opath string, mode u32) -> ! {
     if exists(opath) {
@@ -38,3 +64,58 @@ pub fn mkdir_all(opath string, mode u32) -> ! {
 pub fn read_dir(path string) -> ![]string {
     return read_dir_iter(path)!.collect(abs_paths: false)
 }
+
+// TODO: implement tests and logic to make sure this function is thread-safe.
+
+// remove_dir_recursively removes the directory, specified by path, and all its content.
+//
+// Function returns an error when:
+// - `path` is empty
+// - `path` does not exist
+// - `path` is not a directory
+// - when access to `path` is denied
+// - when `force` is `false` and `path` is not empty
+//
+// The function will try to remove all files, and if any of them fails -
+// function will be aborted, and special error [`UnableToRemoveFilesError`] will be returned.
+// This error contains list of all files and their reasons why they can't be removed.
+//
+// If `path` is directory symlink, only it will be removed.
+// Original directory will be kept intact.
+//
+// ATTENTION: there are not confirmation that this function is thread-safe.
+// You must make sure that two or more threads don't work on the same `path` at the same time.
+//
+// Example:
+// ```
+// fs.remove_dir_recursively('/tmp', true).unwrap()
+// ```
+//
+// To simply remove empty directory use [`remove_empty_dir`].
+pub fn remove_dir_recursively(path string) -> ! {
+	if is_link(path) {
+		remove(path)!
+		return
+	}
+
+	files_in_dir := read_dir_iter(path)!
+	mut files_problems := []UnableToRemoveFileInfo{}
+
+	for file in files_in_dir {
+		abs_file_path := file.path()
+
+		if is_dir(abs_file_path) {
+			remove_dir_recursively(abs_file_path)!
+		} else {
+			remove(abs_file_path) or {
+				files_problems.push(UnableToRemoveFileInfo{ path: abs_file_path, reason: err.msg() })
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if files_problems.len > 0 {
+		return error(UnableToRemoveFilesError{ files_problems: files_problems })
+	}
+
+	remove_empty_dir(path)!
+}
diff --git a/y/fs/dir_test.sp b/y/fs/dir_test.sp
index c36a9956..3b8df9d7 100644
--- a/y/fs/dir_test.sp
+++ b/y/fs/dir_test.sp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module main
 
 import fs
 import pathlib
+import os
 
 #[run_if(!windows)] // symbolic links are not supported by `is_dir` yet
 test "is_dir function" {
@@ -127,3 +128,129 @@ test "mkdir_all several directories when middle one is already created" {
     fs.remove(path).unwrap()
     fs.remove(pathlib.dir(path)).unwrap()
 }
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively returns error when path is empty" {
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("") or {
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.fail('remove_dir_recursively should fail')
+}
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively returns error when path does not exist" {
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("/unknown_path") or {
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.fail('remove_dir_recursively should fail')
+}
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively returns error when path is not a directory" {
+	defer fn () {
+		fs.remove("./test.txt").unwrap()
+	}()
+
+	fs.write_file("./test.txt", "").unwrap()
+
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./test.txt") or {
+	    t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./test.txt"), true, 'test.txt must exist')
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.fail('remove_dir_recursively should fail')
+}
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively returns error when access denied" {
+	defer fn () {
+		fs.chmod("./TEST", 0o755).unwrap()
+		fs.remove("./TEST").unwrap()
+	}()
+
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST", 0o000).unwrap()
+
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./TEST") or {
+	    t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST"), true, './TEST must exist')
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.fail('remove_dir_recursively should fail')
+}
+
+#[run_if(!windows)] // symbolic links are not supported by `is_dir` yet
+test "remove_dir_recursively doesn't remove content of original directory if symlink is removed" {
+	defer fn () {
+		fs.remove("./TEST/test.txt").unwrap()
+		fs.remove("./TEST").unwrap()
+	}()
+
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST", 0o755).unwrap()
+	fs.write_file("./TEST/test.txt", "").unwrap()
+	fs.symlink("./TEST", "./TEST_SYMLINKED").unwrap()
+
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./TEST_SYMLINKED").unwrap()
+
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST"), true, 'TEST folder must exist')
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST/test.txt"), true, 'TEST/test.txt must exist')
+}
+
+#[run_if(!windows)] // `chattr` only works on Linux
+#[run_if(!macos)] // `chattr` only works on Linux
+
+// TODO: this test requires `sudo`, which is a bad idea for unit tests, because password is required.
+// Also, this tests can't be just run as root, because root can remove any files.
+// This test requires either reimplementation, or a smart trick to be able to run without `sudo`.
+#[skip]
+test "remove_dir_recursively returns correct error when can't remove inner file" {
+	defer fn () {
+		os.exec("sudo chattr -i ./TEST/test.txt").unwrap()
+		fs.remove("./TEST/test.txt").unwrap()
+		fs.remove("./TEST").unwrap()
+	}()
+
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST", 0o755).unwrap()
+	fs.write_file("./TEST/test.txt", "").unwrap()
+	os.exec("sudo chattr +i ./TEST/test.txt").unwrap()
+
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./TEST") or {
+		remove_error := err as fs.UnableToRemoveFilesError
+
+		t.assert_eq(remove_error.files_problems.len, 1, 'only one error must exist')
+		t.assert_eq(remove_error.files_problems[0].path, 'TEST/test.txt', 'path must be correct')
+		t.assert_eq(remove_error.files_problems[0].reason, 'Cannot remove "TEST/test.txt": Operation not permitted', 'reason must be correct')
+
+		t.assert_eq(err.msg(), 'Unable to remove files:\n\tTEST/test.txt: Cannot remove "TEST/test.txt": Operation not permitted', 'correct error must be returned')
+
+		t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST"), true, 'TEST folder must exist')
+		t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST/test.txt"), true, 'TEST/test.txt must exist')
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	t.fail('remove_dir_recursively should fail')
+}
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively removes empty directory" {
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST", 0o755).unwrap()
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./TEST").unwrap()
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST"), false, 'TEST folder must not exist')
+}
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively removes directory with files" {
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST", 0o755).unwrap()
+	fs.write_file("./TEST/test.txt", "").unwrap()
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./TEST").unwrap()
+
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST"), false, 'TEST folder must not exist')
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST/test.txt"), false, 'TEST/test.txt must not exist')
+}
+
+test "remove_dir_recursively removes directory with inner directories with files" {
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST", 0o755).unwrap()
+	fs.mkdir("./TEST/inner", 0o755).unwrap()
+	fs.write_file("./TEST/inner/test.txt", "").unwrap()
+	fs.remove_dir_recursively("./TEST").unwrap()
+
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST"), false, 'TEST folder must not exist')
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST/inner"), false, 'TEST/inner folder must not exist')
+	t.assert_eq(fs.exists("./TEST/inner/test.txt"), false, 'TEST/inner/test.txt must not exist')
+}
diff --git a/y/fs/dir_unix.sp b/y/fs/dir_unix.sp
index 518c0aec..462dc4ee 100644
--- a/y/fs/dir_unix.sp
+++ b/y/fs/dir_unix.sp
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ pub fn mkdir(path string, mode u32) -> ! {
     FsError.throw(libc.mkdir(apath.c_str(), mode) != -1, 'Could not create folder "${path}": ')!
 }
 
-// rmdir removes the directory specified by path.
-pub fn rmdir(path string) -> ! {
+// remove_empty_dir removes the empty directory specified by path.
+//
+// Function returns an error when the directory is not empty.
+// To remove non-empty directory use [`remove_dir_recursively`].
+pub fn remove_empty_dir(path string) -> ! {
     FsError.throw(libc.rmdir(path.c_str()) != -1, 'Could not remove folder "${path}": ')!
 }
diff --git a/y/fs/dir_windows.sp b/y/fs/dir_windows.sp
index c8c55b42..0a0705d2 100644
--- a/y/fs/dir_windows.sp
+++ b/y/fs/dir_windows.sp
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ pub fn mkdir(path string, _ u32) -> ! {
     winapi.throw(winapi.CreateDirectoryW(apath.to_wide(), nil), "Failed to create directory '${path}'")!
 }
 
-// rmdir removes the directory specified by path.
-pub fn rmdir(path string) -> ! {
+// remove_empty_dir removes the empty directory specified by path.
+//
+// Function returns an error when the directory is not empty.
+// To remove non-empty directory use [`remove_dir_recursively`].
+pub fn remove_empty_dir(path string) -> ! {
     winapi.throw(winapi.RemoveDirectoryW(path.to_wide()), "Failed to remove directory '${path}'")!
 }