diff --git a/lib/fs/fs.go b/lib/fs/fs.go
index dddb496a7..72573ebf8 100644
--- a/lib/fs/fs.go
+++ b/lib/fs/fs.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ var (
 	readersCount = metrics.NewCounter(`vm_fs_readers`)
 )
 
-// SyncPath syncs contents of the given path.
-func SyncPath(path string) {
+// MustSyncPath syncs contents of the given path.
+func MustSyncPath(path string) {
 	d, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Panicf("FATAL: cannot open %q: %s", path, err)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func WriteFile(path string, data []byte) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot obtain absolute path to %q: %s", path, err)
 	}
 	parentDirPath := filepath.Dir(absPath)
-	SyncPath(parentDirPath)
+	MustSyncPath(parentDirPath)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func mkdirSync(path string) error {
 	// Sync the parent directory, so the created directory becomes visible
 	// in the fs after power loss.
 	parentDirPath := filepath.Dir(path)
-	SyncPath(parentDirPath)
+	MustSyncPath(parentDirPath)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func RemoveDirContents(dir string) {
 			logger.Panicf("FATAL: cannot remove %q: %s", fullPath, err)
 		}
 	}
-	SyncPath(dir)
+	MustSyncPath(dir)
 }
 
 // MustClose must close the given file f.
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func IsPathExist(path string) bool {
 func MustRemoveAllSynced(path string) {
 	MustRemoveAll(path)
 	parentDirPath := filepath.Dir(path)
-	SyncPath(parentDirPath)
+	MustSyncPath(parentDirPath)
 }
 
 // MustRemoveAll removes path with all the contents.
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func HardLinkFiles(srcDir, dstDir string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	SyncPath(dstDir)
+	MustSyncPath(dstDir)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/mergeset/block_stream_writer.go b/lib/mergeset/block_stream_writer.go
index 67826b494..8144cfafe 100644
--- a/lib/mergeset/block_stream_writer.go
+++ b/lib/mergeset/block_stream_writer.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (bsw *blockStreamWriter) MustClose() {
 	// Sync bsw.path contents to make sure it doesn't disappear
 	// after system crash or power loss.
 	if bsw.path != "" {
-		fs.SyncPath(bsw.path)
+		fs.MustSyncPath(bsw.path)
 	}
 
 	bsw.reset()
diff --git a/lib/mergeset/table.go b/lib/mergeset/table.go
index d1b295e73..504b04027 100644
--- a/lib/mergeset/table.go
+++ b/lib/mergeset/table.go
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ func openParts(path string) ([]*partWrapper, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot create %q: %s", tmpDir, err)
 	}
 
-	fs.SyncPath(path)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(path)
 
 	// Open parts.
 	fis, err := d.Readdir(-1)
@@ -965,9 +965,9 @@ func (tb *Table) CreateSnapshotAt(dstDir string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fs.SyncPath(dstDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(dstDir)
 	parentDir := filepath.Dir(dstDir)
-	fs.SyncPath(parentDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(parentDir)
 
 	logger.Infof("created Table snapshot of %q at %q in %s", srcDir, dstDir, time.Since(startTime))
 	return nil
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ func runTransaction(txnLock *sync.RWMutex, pathPrefix, txnPath string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Flush pathPrefix directory metadata to the underying storage.
-	fs.SyncPath(pathPrefix)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(pathPrefix)
 
 	// Remove the transaction file.
 	if err := os.Remove(txnPath); err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/storage/block_stream_writer.go b/lib/storage/block_stream_writer.go
index 3b7f56010..3e89c08a6 100644
--- a/lib/storage/block_stream_writer.go
+++ b/lib/storage/block_stream_writer.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (bsw *blockStreamWriter) MustClose() {
 	// Sync bsw.path contents to make sure it doesn't disappear
 	// after system crash or power loss.
 	if bsw.path != "" {
-		fs.SyncPath(bsw.path)
+		fs.MustSyncPath(bsw.path)
 	}
 
 	bsw.reset()
diff --git a/lib/storage/partition.go b/lib/storage/partition.go
index 224b4ccbf..796d9b448 100644
--- a/lib/storage/partition.go
+++ b/lib/storage/partition.go
@@ -1342,8 +1342,8 @@ func (pt *partition) createSnapshot(srcDir, dstDir string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fs.SyncPath(dstDir)
-	fs.SyncPath(filepath.Dir(dstDir))
+	fs.MustSyncPath(dstDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(filepath.Dir(dstDir))
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1444,8 +1444,8 @@ func runTransaction(txnLock *sync.RWMutex, pathPrefix1, pathPrefix2, txnPath str
 	}
 
 	// Flush pathPrefix* directory metadata to the underying storage.
-	fs.SyncPath(pathPrefix1)
-	fs.SyncPath(pathPrefix2)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(pathPrefix1)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(pathPrefix2)
 
 	// Remove the transaction file.
 	if err := os.Remove(txnPath); err != nil {
@@ -1487,6 +1487,6 @@ func createPartitionDirs(path string) error {
 	if err := fs.MkdirAllFailIfExist(tmpPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create tmp directory %q: %s", tmpPath, err)
 	}
-	fs.SyncPath(path)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(path)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/storage/storage.go b/lib/storage/storage.go
index 93a4dc744..6a1af8a24 100644
--- a/lib/storage/storage.go
+++ b/lib/storage/storage.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (s *Storage) CreateSnapshot() (string, error) {
 	if err := fs.SymlinkRelative(bigDir, dstBigDir); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot create symlink from %q to %q: %s", bigDir, dstBigDir, err)
 	}
-	fs.SyncPath(dstDataDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(dstDataDir)
 
 	idbSnapshot := fmt.Sprintf("%s/indexdb/snapshots/%s", s.path, snapshotName)
 	idb := s.idb()
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ func (s *Storage) CreateSnapshot() (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot create symlink from %q to %q: %s", idbSnapshot, dstIdbDir, err)
 	}
 
-	fs.SyncPath(dstDir)
-	fs.SyncPath(srcDir + "/snapshots")
+	fs.MustSyncPath(dstDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(srcDir + "/snapshots")
 
 	logger.Infof("created Storage snapshot for %q at %q in %s", srcDir, dstDir, time.Since(startTime))
 	return snapshotName, nil
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func (s *Storage) mustRotateIndexDB() {
 	s.idbCurr.Store(idbNew)
 
 	// Persist changes on the file system.
-	fs.SyncPath(s.path)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(s.path)
 
 	// Flush tsidCache, so idbNew can be populated with fresh data.
 	s.tsidCache.Reset()
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func openIndexDBTables(path string, metricIDCache, metricNameCache *fastcache.Ca
 	}
 
 	// Persist changes on the file system.
-	fs.SyncPath(path)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(path)
 
 	// Open the last two tables.
 	currPath := path + "/" + tableNames[len(tableNames)-1]
diff --git a/lib/storage/table.go b/lib/storage/table.go
index b1f798b9b..0cb719f1b 100644
--- a/lib/storage/table.go
+++ b/lib/storage/table.go
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ func (tb *table) CreateSnapshot(snapshotName string) (string, string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fs.SyncPath(dstSmallDir)
-	fs.SyncPath(dstBigDir)
-	fs.SyncPath(filepath.Dir(dstSmallDir))
-	fs.SyncPath(filepath.Dir(dstBigDir))
+	fs.MustSyncPath(dstSmallDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(dstBigDir)
+	fs.MustSyncPath(filepath.Dir(dstSmallDir))
+	fs.MustSyncPath(filepath.Dir(dstBigDir))
 
 	logger.Infof("created table snapshot for %q at (%q, %q) in %s", tb.path, dstSmallDir, dstBigDir, time.Since(startTime))
 	return dstSmallDir, dstBigDir, nil