diff --git a/kerfuffle/createdialog.cpp b/kerfuffle/createdialog.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/createdialog.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/createdialog.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     m_vlayout->addWidget(m_fileWidget);
 
     m_fileWidget->setMode(KFile::File | KFile::LocalOnly);
-    m_fileWidget->setConfirmOverwrite(true);
     m_fileWidget->setOperationMode(KFileWidget::Saving);
     m_fileWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
     m_fileWidget->setFilter(filterFromMimeTypes(Kerfuffle::supportedWriteMimeTypes()));
diff --git a/part/part.h b/part/part.h
--- a/part/part.h
+++ b/part/part.h
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@
      */
     bool isLocalFileValid();
 
+    /**
+     * Ask the user whether to overwrite @p targetFile, when creating a new archive with the same path.
+     * @return True if the file has been successfully removed upon user's will. False otherwise.
+     */
+    bool confirmAndDelete(const QString& targetFile);
+
 public slots:
     void extractSelectedFilesTo(const QString& localPath);
 
diff --git a/part/part.cpp b/part/part.cpp
--- a/part/part.cpp
+++ b/part/part.cpp
@@ -600,12 +600,14 @@
 
     if (creatingNewArchive) {
         if (localFileInfo.exists()) {
-            int overwrite =  KMessageBox::questionYesNo(widget(), xi18nc("@info", "The archive <filename>%1</filename> already exists. Would you like to open it instead?", localFile), i18nc("@title:window", "File Exists"), KGuiItem(i18n("Open File")), KStandardGuiItem::cancel());
-
-            if (overwrite == KMessageBox::No) {
+            if (!confirmAndDelete(localFile)) {
+                displayMsgWidget(KMessageWidget::Error, xi18nc("@info",
+                                                               "Could not overwrite <filename>%1</filename>. Check whether you have write permission.",
+                                                               localFile));
                 return false;
             }
         }
+
         displayMsgWidget(KMessageWidget::Information, xi18nc("@info", "The archive <filename>%1</filename> will be created as soon as you add a file.", localFile));
     } else {
         if (!localFileInfo.exists()) {
@@ -622,6 +624,26 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Part::confirmAndDelete(const QString &targetFile)
+{
+    QFileInfo targetInfo(targetFile);
+    const auto buttonCode = KMessageBox::warningYesNo(widget(),
+                                                      xi18nc("@info",
+                                                             "The archive <filename>%1</filename> already exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?",
+                                                             targetInfo.fileName()),
+                                                      i18nc("@title:window", "File Exists"),
+                                                      KGuiItem(i18nc("@action:button", "Overwrite")),
+                                                      KStandardGuiItem::cancel());
+
+    if (buttonCode != KMessageBox::Yes || !targetInfo.isWritable()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    qCDebug(ARK) << "Removing file" << targetFile;
+
+    return QFile(targetFile).remove();
+}
+
 void Part::slotLoadingStarted()
 {
 }