diff --git a/cps/admin.py b/cps/admin.py
index 43c15836..795bccb8 100644
--- a/cps/admin.py
+++ b/cps/admin.py
@@ -933,8 +933,6 @@ def edit_user(user_id):
 @login_required
 @admin_required
 def reset_user_password(user_id):
-    if not config.get_mail_server_configured():
-        abort(404)
     if current_user is not None and current_user.is_authenticated:
         ret, message = reset_password(user_id)
         if ret == 1:
diff --git a/cps/editbooks.py b/cps/editbooks.py
index 6ba252a7..d66763bf 100644
--- a/cps/editbooks.py
+++ b/cps/editbooks.py
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ def delete_book(book_id, book_format):
         book = db.session.query(db.Books).filter(db.Books.id == book_id).first()
         if book:
             try:
-                helper.delete_book(book, config.config_calibre_dir, book_format=book_format.upper())
+                result, error = helper.delete_book(book, config.config_calibre_dir, book_format=book_format.upper())
+                if not result:
+                    flash(error, category="error")
+                    return redirect(url_for('editbook.edit_book', book_id=book_id))
                 if not book_format:
                     # delete book from Shelfs, Downloads, Read list
                     ub.session.query(ub.BookShelf).filter(ub.BookShelf.book_id == book_id).delete()
@@ -233,8 +236,10 @@ def delete_book(book_id, book_format):
             # book not found
             log.error('Book with id "%s" could not be deleted: not found', book_id)
     if book_format:
+        flash(_('Book Format Successfully Deleted'), category="success")
         return redirect(url_for('editbook.edit_book', book_id=book_id))
     else:
+        flash(_('Book Successfully Deleted'), category="success")
         return redirect(url_for('web.index'))
 
 
diff --git a/cps/helper.py b/cps/helper.py
index c648fa48..4eebba55 100644
--- a/cps/helper.py
+++ b/cps/helper.py
@@ -296,15 +296,29 @@ def delete_book_file(book, calibrepath, book_format=None):
             if os.path.isdir(path):
                 if len(next(os.walk(path))[1]):
                     log.error("Deleting book %s failed, path has subfolders: %s", book.id, book.path)
-                    return False
-                shutil.rmtree(path, ignore_errors=True)
+                    return False , _("Deleting book %(id)s failed, path has subfolders: %(path)s",
+                                     id=book.id,
+                                     path=book.path)
+                try:
+                    for root, __, files in os.walk(path):
+                        for f in files:
+                            os.unlink(os.path.join(root, f))
+                    shutil.rmtree(path)
+                except (IOError, OSError) as e:
+                    log.error("Deleting book %s failed: %s", book.id, e)
+                    return False, _("Deleting book %(id)s failed: %(message)s", id=book.id, message=e)
                 authorpath = os.path.join(calibrepath, os.path.split(book.path)[0])
                 if not os.listdir(authorpath):
-                    shutil.rmtree(authorpath, ignore_errors=True)
-                return True
+                    try:
+                        shutil.rmtree(authorpath)
+                    except (IOError, OSError) as e:
+                        log.error("Deleting authorpath for book %s failed: %s", book.id, e)
+                return True, None
             else:
                 log.error("Deleting book %s failed, book path not valid: %s", book.id, book.path)
-                return False
+                return False, _("Deleting book %(id)s failed, book path not valid: %(path)s",
+                                     id=book.id,
+                                     path=book.path)
 
 
 def update_dir_structure_file(book_id, calibrepath, first_author):
@@ -413,7 +427,7 @@ def update_dir_structure_gdrive(book_id, first_author):
 
 
 def delete_book_gdrive(book, book_format):
-    error = False
+    error = None
     if book_format:
         name = ''
         for entry in book.data:
@@ -427,7 +441,8 @@ def delete_book_gdrive(book, book_format):
         gFile.Trash()
     else:
         error = _(u'Book path %(path)s not found on Google Drive', path=book.path)  # file not found
-    return error
+
+    return error is None, error
 
 
 def reset_password(user_id):