diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
index 5685fd111fa..12825fcb9ee 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.cpp
@@ -82,21 +82,12 @@ FileSaverBase::FileSaverBase()
 
 FileSaverBase::~FileSaverBase() = default;
 
-bool FileSaverBase::finalize()
+Result<> FileSaverBase::finalize()
 {
     m_file->close();
     setResult(m_file->error() == QFile::NoError);
     m_file.reset();
-    return m_result.has_value();
-}
-
-bool FileSaverBase::finalize(QString *errStr)
-{
-    if (finalize())
-        return true;
-    if (errStr)
-        *errStr = errorString();
-    return false;
+    return m_result;
 }
 
 #ifdef QT_GUI_LIB
@@ -223,7 +214,7 @@ FileSaver::FileSaver(const FilePath &filePath, QIODevice::OpenMode mode)
     }
 }
 
-bool FileSaver::finalize()
+Result<> FileSaver::finalize()
 {
     if (!m_isSafe)
         return FileSaverBase::finalize();
@@ -236,7 +227,7 @@ bool FileSaver::finalize()
         setResult(sf->commit());
     }
     m_file.reset();
-    return m_result.has_value();
+    return m_result;
 }
 
 TempFileSaver::TempFileSaver(const QString &templ)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
index 212092593e4..16bface0bc6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileutils.h
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 #include "utils_global.h"
 
 #include "filepath.h"
-
-#include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QDir>
+#include "result.h"
 
 #ifdef QT_WIDGETS_LIB
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -161,8 +159,7 @@ public:
     FilePath filePath() const { return m_filePath; }
     bool hasError() const { return !m_result; }
     QString errorString() const { return m_result.error(); }
-    virtual bool finalize();
-    bool finalize(QString *errStr);
+    virtual Utils::Result<> finalize();
 #ifdef QT_GUI_LIB
     bool finalize(QWidget *parent);
 #endif
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@ public:
     // QIODevice::WriteOnly is implicit
     explicit FileSaver(const FilePath &filePath, QIODevice::OpenMode mode = QIODevice::NotOpen);
 
-    bool finalize() override;
+    Utils::Result<> finalize() override;
     using FileSaverBase::finalize;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/textfileformat.cpp b/src/libs/utils/textfileformat.cpp
index e363b275c43..2834c5f1781 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/textfileformat.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/textfileformat.cpp
@@ -351,12 +351,11 @@ Result<> TextFileFormat::writeFile(const FilePath &filePath, QString plainText)
         saver.write(m_codec->fromUnicode(plainText));
     }
 
-    QString errorString;
-    const bool ok = saver.finalize(&errorString);
+    const Result<> result = saver.finalize();
     if (debug)
         qDebug().nospace() << Q_FUNC_INFO << filePath << ' ' << *this <<  ' ' << plainText.size()
-                           << " bytes, returns " << ok;
-    return ok ? ResultOk : ResultError(errorString);
+                           << " bytes, returns " << result.has_value();
+    return result;
 }
 
 } // namespace Utils
diff --git a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp
index 39a653c79ca..008f568de9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditorplugin.cpp
@@ -658,9 +658,8 @@ Result<> BinEditorDocument::save(const FilePath &oldFilePath, const FilePath &ne
             saver.setResult(output->resize(size));
     }
 
-    QString errorString;
-    if (!saver.finalize(&errorString))
-        return ResultError(errorString);
+    if (const Result<> res = saver.finalize(); !res)
+        return res;
 
     setModified(false);
     return ResultOk;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/shortcutsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/shortcutsettings.cpp
index db960368e7d..3a311683bea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/shortcutsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/shortcutsettings.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ bool CommandsFile::exportCommands(const QList<ShortcutItem *> &items)
         if (!saver.setResult(&w))
             qWarning() << saver.errorString();
     }
-    return saver.finalize();
+    return saver.finalize().has_value();
 }
 
 static int translateModifiers(Qt::KeyboardModifiers state, const QString &text)
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp
index bb616292021..9f3031d1e03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.cpp
@@ -459,10 +459,10 @@ static QString stringForOutputHandling(ExternalTool::OutputHandling handling)
     return QString();
 }
 
-bool ExternalTool::save(QString *errorMessage) const
+Result<> ExternalTool::save() const
 {
     if (m_filePath.isEmpty())
-        return false;
+        return ResultError(ResultAssert); // FIXME: Find something better
     FileSaver saver(m_filePath);
     if (!saver.hasError()) {
         QXmlStreamWriter out(saver.file());
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ bool ExternalTool::save(QString *errorMessage) const
 
         saver.setResult(&out);
     }
-    return saver.finalize(errorMessage);
+    return saver.finalize();
 }
 
 bool ExternalTool::operator==(const ExternalTool &other) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.h
index cf6420dec6d..8af27fb5e20 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/externaltool.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
     static Utils::Result<ExternalTool *> createFromFile(const Utils::FilePath &filePath,
                                                         const QString &locale = {});
 
-    bool save(QString *errorMessage = nullptr) const;
+    Utils::Result<> save() const;
 
     bool operator==(const ExternalTool &other) const;
     bool operator!=(const ExternalTool &other) const { return !((*this) == other); }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generatedfile.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generatedfile.cpp
index 9737467d5fc..22aae6bbad9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/generatedfile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/generatedfile.cpp
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ Result<> GeneratedFilePrivate::writeContents() const
         QIODevice::OpenMode flags = QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate;
         FileSaver saver(path, flags);
         saver.write(contents);
-        QString errorMessage;
-        const bool ok = saver.finalize(&errorMessage);
-        return ok ? ResultOk : ResultError(errorMessage);
+        return saver.finalize();
     }
 
     TextFileFormat format;
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/authenticationdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/authenticationdialog.cpp
index fd1eac05d61..466d233c9f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gerrit/authenticationdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gerrit/authenticationdialog.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 
 using namespace Utils;
 
-namespace Gerrit {
-namespace Internal {
+namespace Gerrit::Internal {
 
 static QRegularExpressionMatch entryMatch(const QString &line, const QString &type)
 {
@@ -176,10 +175,11 @@ bool AuthenticationDialog::setupCredentials()
     }
     if (!found)
         out << "machine " << m_server->host << " login " << user << " password " << password << '\n';
-    Utils::FileSaver saver(Utils::FilePath::fromString(m_netrcFileName),
-                           QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate | QFile::Text);
+
+    FileSaver saver(FilePath::fromString(m_netrcFileName),
+                    QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate | QFile::Text);
     saver.write(netrcContents.toUtf8());
-    return saver.finalize();
+    return saver.finalize().has_value();
 }
 
 void AuthenticationDialog::checkCredentials()
@@ -190,5 +190,4 @@ void AuthenticationDialog::checkCredentials()
     m_buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Ok)->setEnabled(result == 200);
 }
 
-} // Internal
-} // Gerrit
+} // Gerrit::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/macros/macro.cpp b/src/plugins/macros/macro.cpp
index 21ddd34998b..8a1a607d550 100644
--- a/src/plugins/macros/macro.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/macros/macro.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QDataStream>
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 
 namespace Macros::Internal {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
index e28a4a64b46..80d08c158ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
@@ -1064,8 +1064,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<TempFileSaver> PerforcePluginPrivate::createTemporaryArgumentFil
         if (i != last)
             rc->write("\n", 1);
     }
-    if (!rc->finalize(errorString))
+    if (const Result<> res = rc->finalize(); !res) {
+        if (errorString)
+            *errorString = res.error();
         return std::shared_ptr<TempFileSaver>();
+    }
     return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.cpp
index 251f8f5b3a5..00470232006 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.cpp
@@ -279,12 +279,11 @@ void SnippetsCollection::reload()
         insertSnippet(snippet);
 }
 
-bool SnippetsCollection::synchronize(QString *errorString)
+Result<> SnippetsCollection::synchronize()
 {
     if (!m_userSnippetsFile.parentDir().ensureWritableDir()) {
-        *errorString = Tr::tr("Cannot create user snippet directory %1")
-                .arg(m_userSnippetsFile.parentDir().toUserOutput());
-        return false;
+        return ResultError(Tr::tr("Cannot create user snippet directory %1")
+                .arg(m_userSnippetsFile.parentDir().toUserOutput()));
     }
     FileSaver saver(m_userSnippetsFile);
     if (!saver.hasError()) {
@@ -309,11 +308,11 @@ bool SnippetsCollection::synchronize(QString *errorString)
 
         saver.setResult(&writer);
     }
-    if (!saver.finalize(errorString))
-        return false;
+    if (const Result<> res = saver.finalize(); !res)
+        return res;
 
     reload();
-    return true;
+    return ResultOk;
 }
 
 void SnippetsCollection::writeSnippetXML(const Snippet &snippet, QXmlStreamWriter *writer) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.h
index 747ad784773..101e12fda21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetscollection.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
     QList<QString> groupIds() const;
 
     void reload();
-    bool synchronize(QString *errorString);
+    Utils::Result<> synchronize();
 
 private:
     void identifyGroups();
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetssettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetssettingspage.cpp
index fd793503797..a7bb258c8a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/snippets/snippetssettingspage.cpp
@@ -388,12 +388,11 @@ void SnippetsSettingsWidget::apply()
         setSnippetContent();
 
     if (m_snippetsCollectionChanged) {
-        QString errorString;
-        if (SnippetsCollection::instance()->synchronize(&errorString)) {
+        if (const Result<> res = SnippetsCollection::instance()->synchronize()) {
             m_snippetsCollectionChanged = false;
         } else {
             QMessageBox::critical(Core::ICore::dialogParent(),
-                                  Tr::tr("Error While Saving Snippet Collection"), errorString);
+                                  Tr::tr("Error While Saving Snippet Collection"), res.error());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorfile.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorfile.cpp
index 72b1f028150..c7f2acf3863 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorfile.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/submiteditorfile.cpp
@@ -67,15 +67,12 @@ Result<> SubmitEditorFile::saveImpl(const FilePath &filePath, bool autoSave)
 {
     FileSaver saver(filePath, QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate | QIODevice::Text);
     saver.write(m_editor->fileContents());
-    QString errorString;
-    if (!saver.finalize(&errorString))
-        return ResultError(errorString);
+    if (const Result<> res = saver.finalize(); !res)
+        return res;
     if (autoSave)
         return ResultOk;
     setFilePath(filePath.absoluteFilePath());
     setModified(false);
-    if (!errorString.isEmpty())
-        return ResultError(errorString);
     emit changed();
     return ResultOk;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
index 9fdf755cb04..362c7cb4d4e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -530,8 +530,11 @@ bool VcsBaseSubmitEditor::runSubmitMessageCheckScript(const FilePath &checkScrip
     // Write out message
     TempFileSaver saver(TemporaryDirectory::masterDirectoryPath() + "/msgXXXXXX.txt");
     saver.write(fileContents());
-    if (!saver.finalize(errorMessage))
+    if (const Result<> res = saver.finalize(); !res) {
+        if (errorMessage)
+            *errorMessage = res.error();
         return false;
+    }
     // Run check process
     VcsOutputWindow::appendShellCommandLine(msgCheckScript(d->m_checkScriptWorkingDirectory,
                                                            checkScript));