diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/api.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/api.js
index e91b9ef0c..1b0b23b6d 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/api.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/api.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function normalizeResource(resource) {
     modifiedDate: Date.parse(resource.modifiedDate),
     title: resource.title,
     type: resource.mimeType === 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder' ? 'dir' : 'file',
-    size: typeof resource.fileSize === 'undefined' ? resource.fileSize : parseInt(resource.fileSize),
+    size: typeof resource.fileSize === 'undefined' ? resource.fileSize : parseInt(resource.fileSize, 10),
     parents: resource.parents,
     capabilities: resource.capabilities,
     downloadUrl: resource.downloadUrl,
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ async function downloadResources({ resources, apiOptions, trackers: {
   if (resources.length === 1) {
     const downloadParams = getDownloadParams(resources[0]);
     onStart({ name: `Downloading ${downloadParams.fileName}...`, quantity: 1 });
-    const result = await downloadResource({ resource: resources[0], params: downloadParams, onProgress, i: 0, l: 1 });
+    const result = await downloadResource({ resource: resources[0], params: downloadParams, onProgress, i: 0, l: 1 }).
+      catch(err => {
+        console.error('Error downloading resource: ', err);
+        onFail()
+      });
     onSuccess();
     return result;
   }
@@ -207,6 +211,9 @@ async function downloadResources({ resources, apiOptions, trackers: {
           direct: false
         },
         onProgress, i, l
+      }).catch(err => {
+        console.error('Error downloading archive: ', err);
+        onFail()
       })
     ),
     onProgress
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ async function uploadChunk({ sessionUrl, size, startByte, content }) {
       set('Content-Encoding', 'base64').
       send(btoa(content.slice(startByte, endByte))).
       end((err, res) => {
-        if (err) { } // pass
+        if (err) { } // pass // TBD how to handle errors
         resolve(res);
       });
   });
@@ -291,27 +298,50 @@ async function uploadFileToId(parentId, { onStart, onSuccess, onFail, onProgress
   }
 }
 
-async function createFolder(apiOptions, parentId, folderName) {
-  return await window.gapi.client.drive.files.insert({
+async function createFolder(apiOptions, parentId, folderName, { onFail }) {
+  return window.gapi.client.drive.files.insert({
     title: folderName,
     parents: [{ id: parentId }],
     mimeType: 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'
-  });
+  }).then(
+    res => res,
+    err => {
+      console.error(`Filemanager. createFolder(${id})`, err);
+      onFail()
+    }
+  );
 }
 
-async function renameResource(apiOptions, id, newName) {
-  return await window.gapi.client.drive.files.patch({
+async function renameResource(apiOptions, id, newName, { onFail }) {
+  return window.gapi.client.drive.files.patch({
     fileId: id,
     title: newName
-  });
+  }).then(
+    res => res,
+    err => {
+      console.error('Failed to rename resource: ', err);
+      onFail()
+    }
+  )
 }
 
 function getResourceName(apiOptions, resource) {
   return resource.title;
 }
 
-async function removeResources() {
+async function removeResource(apiOptions, resource) {
+  return window.gapi.client.drive.files.delete({
+    fileId: resource.id,
+  });
+}
 
+async function removeResources(apiOptions, selectedResources, { onSuccess, onFail }) {
+  let success = await Promise.all(selectedResources.map(async (resource) => await removeResource(apiOptions, resource))).
+  catch((error) => {
+    console.error(`Filemanager. removeResources`, error);
+    onFail();
+  });
+  onSuccess();
 }
 
 async function signIn() {
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/create-folder.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/create-folder.js
index 6317b0bfc..183a4cf6a 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/create-folder.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/create-folder.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import api from '../api';
 import sanitizeFilename from 'sanitize-filename';
 import ContextMenuItem from '../../../components/ContextMenuItem';
 import SetNameDialog from '../../../components/SetNameDialog';
+import onFailError from '../../utils/onFailError';
 
 let icon = require('@opuscapita/svg-icons/lib/create_new_folder.svg');
 let label = 'Create folder';
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
   getResourceLocation,
   getNotifications
 }) {
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
+    getNotifications,
+    label,
+    notificationId: 'createFolder',
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
+  });
+
   showDialog((
     <SetNameDialog
       onHide={hideDialog}
@@ -30,7 +40,7 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
           return `File or folder with name "${folderName}" already exists`;
         } else {
           hideDialog();
-          let { result } = await api.createFolder(apiOptions, resource.id, folderName);
+          let { result } = await api.createFolder(apiOptions, resource.id, folderName, { onFail });
           navigateToDir(resource.id, result.id, false);
         }
       }}
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/delete-resource.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/delete-resource.js
index 2831aca53..130717dd8 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/delete-resource.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/delete-resource.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import api from '../api';
 import ContextMenuItem from '../../../components/ContextMenuItem';
+import onFailError from '../../utils/onFailError';
+import ConfirmDialog from '../../../components/ConfirmDialog';
 
 let icon = require('@opuscapita/svg-icons/lib/delete.svg');
 let label = 'Remove';
@@ -17,7 +20,37 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
   getResourceLocation,
   getNotifications
 }) {
+  let onSuccess = () => {
+    let resource = getResource();
+    navigateToDir(resource.id, null, false);
+  };
 
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
+    getNotifications,
+    label,
+    notificationId: 'delete',
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
+  });
+
+  let selectedResources = getSelectedResources();
+  let dialogNameText = `Do you really want to remove\n`;
+  let dialogFilesText = selectedResources.length > 1 ?
+    `${selectedResources.length} files ?` :
+    `"${selectedResources[0].name}" ?`;
+
+  return showDialog((
+    <ConfirmDialog
+      onHide={hideDialog}
+      onSubmit={async () => {
+        hideDialog();
+        api.removeResources(apiOptions, selectedResources, { onSuccess, onFail });
+      }}
+      headerText={dialogNameText + dialogFilesText}
+      cancelButtonText={'Cancel'}
+      submitButtonText={'Confirm'}
+    />
+  ));
 }
 
 export default (apiOptions, {
@@ -37,9 +70,14 @@ export default (apiOptions, {
   label,
   title: 'Remove',
   shouldBeAvailable: (apiOptions) => {
-    // let selectedResources = getSelectedResources();
+    let selectedResources = getSelectedResources();
+    if (!selectedResources.length) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     // return selectedResources.every(resource => resource.capabilities.canDelete);
-    return false;
+    console.log(selectedResources) // returns ...capabilities: {canCopy: true, canEdit: true}, 'canDelete' missing
+    return selectedResources.every(resource => resource.capabilities.canEdit); // TBD is this correct?
   },
   availableInContexts: ['row', 'toolbar'],
   handler: () => handler(apiOptions, {
@@ -55,7 +93,21 @@ export default (apiOptions, {
     getNotifications
   }),
   contextMenuRenderer: (apiOptions) => (
-    <ContextMenuItem icon={{ svg: icon }}>
+    <ContextMenuItem
+      icon={{ svg: icon }}
+      onClick={() => handler(apiOptions, {
+        showDialog,
+        hideDialog,
+        navigateToDir,
+        updateNotifications,
+        getSelection,
+        getSelectedResources,
+        getResource,
+        getResourceChildren,
+        getResourceLocation,
+        getNotifications
+      })}
+    >
       <span>{label}</span>
     </ContextMenuItem>
   )
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/download.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/download.js
index ed17312ef..93ee84cf3 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/download.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/download.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ContextMenuItem from '../../../components/ContextMenuItem';
 import NotificationProgressItem from '../../../components/NotificationProgressItem';
 import notifUtils from '../../../components/Notifications/utils';
 import { getIcon } from '../icons';
+import onFailError from '../../utils/onFailError';
 
 const icon = require('@opuscapita/svg-icons/lib/file_download.svg');
 const label = 'Download';
@@ -66,7 +67,14 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
     updateNotifications(newNotifications);
   };
 
-  const onFail = () => { };
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
+    getNotifications,
+    label,
+    notificationId,
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
+  });
+
   const onProgress = (progress) => {
     const notifications = getNotifications();
     const notification = notifUtils.getNotification(notifications, notificationId);
@@ -93,7 +101,11 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
         ...(mimeType === 'application/pdf' ? { target: '_blank' } : null)
       }) :
       promptToSaveBlob({ content: file, name: fileName })
-    ).catch(err => console.log(err))
+    )
+    // .catch(err => {
+    //   console.log('Failed to download resource: ', err);
+    //   onFail()
+    // })
 }
 
 export default (apiOptions, {
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/rename.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/rename.js
index 03297969b..93233fc2d 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/rename.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/rename.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import api from '../api';
 import sanitizeFilename from 'sanitize-filename';
 import ContextMenuItem from '../../../components/ContextMenuItem';
 import SetNameDialog from '../../../components/SetNameDialog';
+import onFailError from '../../utils/onFailError';
 
 let icon = `<svg class="a-s-fa-Ha-pa" x="0px" y="0px" width="24px" height="24px" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false" fill="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72)"><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none"></path><path d="M19 3H5c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v14c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zM6 17v-2.47l7.88-7.88c.2-.2.51-.2.71 0l1.77 1.77c.2.2.2.51 0 .71L8.47 17H6zm12 0h-7.5l2-2H18v2z"></path></svg>`;
 let label = 'Rename';
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
   getResourceLocation,
   getNotifications
 }) {
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
+    getNotifications,
+    label,
+    notificationId: 'rename',
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
+  });
+
   showDialog((
     <SetNameDialog
       onHide={hideDialog}
@@ -30,7 +40,7 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
           return `File or folder with name "${name}" already exists`;
         } else {
           hideDialog();
-          let { result } = await api.renameResource(apiOptions, selectedResources[0].id, name);
+          let { result } = await api.renameResource(apiOptions, selectedResources[0].id, name, { onFail });
           let resource = getResource();
           navigateToDir(resource.id, result.id, false);
         }
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/upload.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/upload.js
index af9ac2a5e..e89de47a4 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/upload.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/google_drive_v2/capabilities/upload.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import React from 'react';
 import api from '../api';
 import ContextMenuItem from '../../../components/ContextMenuItem';
 import NotificationProgressItem from '../../../components/NotificationProgressItem';
 import notifUtils from '../../../components/Notifications/utils';
 import { getIcon } from '../icons';
 import nanoid from 'nanoid';
+import onFailError from '../../utils/onFailError';
 
 let icon = require('@opuscapita/svg-icons/lib/file_upload.svg');
 let label = 'Upload';
@@ -69,7 +71,14 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
     navigateToDir(resource.id, null, false);
   };
 
-  let onFail = () => {};
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
+    getNotifications,
+    label,
+    notificationId,
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
+  });
+
   let onProgress = (progress) => {
     let notifications = getNotifications();
     let notification = notifUtils.getNotification(notifications, notificationId);
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/api.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/api.js
index 3e5c2c66e..16921c3be 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/api.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/api.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async function getChildrenForId(options, { id, sortBy = 'name', sortDirection =
   let response = await request(method, route).catch((error) => {
     console.error(`Filemanager. getChildrenForId(${id})`, error);
     if (onFail) {
-      onFail({ message: 'Unable to read a directory.' }) // TODO doesn't intercept for some reason
+      onFail({ message: 'Unable to read a directory.' })
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/create-folder.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/create-folder.js
index 0068ff679..d0af068d0 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/create-folder.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/create-folder.js
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
   getResourceLocation,
   getNotifications
 }) {
-  const onFail = _ => onFailError({
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
     getNotifications,
     label,
     notificationId: 'createFolder',
-    updateNotifications
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
   });
 
   showDialog((
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/delete-resource.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/delete-resource.js
index 92e7a1eab..7737e93c0 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/delete-resource.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/delete-resource.js
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
     navigateToDir(resource.id, null, false);
   };
 
-  const onFail = _ => onFailError({
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
     getNotifications,
     label,
     notificationId: 'delete',
-    updateNotifications
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
   });
 
   let selectedResources = getSelectedResources();
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/download.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/download.js
index ff63cfa92..88f060aca 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/download.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/download.js
@@ -67,11 +67,12 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
     updateNotifications(newNotifications);
   };
 
-  const onFail = _ => onFailError({
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
     getNotifications,
     label,
     notificationId,
-    updateNotifications
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
   });
 
   const onProgress = (progress) => {
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/rename.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/rename.js
index 7f71bea7e..38829bd14 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/rename.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/rename.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
   getResourceLocation,
   getNotifications
 }) {
-  const onFail = ({ message }) => onFailError({
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
     getNotifications,
     label,
     notificationId: 'rename',
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/sort.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/sort.js
index 5461c6d56..020cc7881 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/sort.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/sort.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default (apiOptions, {
 }) => ({
   id: 'sort',
   handler: async ({ sortBy, sortDirection }) => {
-    const onFail = ({ message }) => onFailError({
+    const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
       getNotifications,
       label,
       notificationId: 'rename',
diff --git a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/upload.js b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/upload.js
index ec8add96b..590a9332c 100644
--- a/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/upload.js
+++ b/client-react/src/client/connectors/nodejs_v1/capabilities/upload.js
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ function handler(apiOptions, {
     }
   };
 
-  const onFail = _ => onFailError({
+  const onFail = ({ message } = {}) => onFailError({
     getNotifications,
     label,
     notificationId,
-    updateNotifications
+    updateNotifications,
+    message
   });
 
   let onProgress = (progress) => {