diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
index 5c25ccb76c..3ebfdf8950 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Console/ConsoleUtil.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using log4net;
@@ -60,6 +61,24 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Console
     
         public const string VectorSeparator = ",";
         public static char[] VectorSeparatorChars = VectorSeparator.ToCharArray();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check if the given file path exists.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>If not, warning is printed to the given console.</remarks>
+        /// <returns>true if the file does not exist, false otherwise.</returns>
+        /// <param name='console'></param>
+        /// <param name='path'></param>
+        public static bool CheckFileDoesNotExist(ICommandConsole console, string path)
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                console.OutputFormat("File {0} already exists.  Please move or remove it.", path);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
     
         /// <summary>
         /// Try to parse a console UUID from the console.
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
index cf870100a4..afe12003b1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using Nini.Config;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Communications;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
             Guid id, string firstName, string lastName, string invPath, string pass, string savePath,
             Dictionary<string, object> options)
         {
+            if (!ConsoleUtil.CheckFileDoesNotExist(MainConsole.Instance, savePath))
+                return false;
+
             if (m_scenes.Count > 0)
             {
                 UserAccount userInfo = GetUserInfo(firstName, lastName, pass);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs
index 2a87dc2a5f..970487a3d4 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Archiver/ArchiverModule.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ using System.Reflection;
 using log4net;
 using NDesk.Options;
 using Nini.Config;
+using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Framework.Console;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
 //
 //            foreach (string param in mainParams)
 //                m_log.DebugFormat("GOT PARAM [{0}]", param);
-            
+
             if (mainParams.Count > 2)
             {
                 DearchiveRegion(mainParams[2], mergeOar, skipAssets, Guid.Empty);
@@ -150,14 +152,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Archiver
 
             List<string> mainParams = ops.Parse(cmdparams);
 
+            string path;
             if (mainParams.Count > 2)
-            {
-                ArchiveRegion(mainParams[2], options);
-            }
+                path = mainParams[2];
             else
-            {
-                ArchiveRegion(DEFAULT_OAR_BACKUP_FILENAME, options);
-            }
+                path = DEFAULT_OAR_BACKUP_FILENAME;
+
+            if (!ConsoleUtil.CheckFileDoesNotExist(MainConsole.Instance, path))
+                return;
+
+            ArchiveRegion(path, options);
         }
         
         public void ArchiveRegion(string savePath, Dictionary<string, object> options)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs
index 41a1afd643..f0a35ad0a9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Objects/Commands/ObjectCommandsModule.cs
@@ -485,11 +485,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Objects.Commands
 
             string fileName = string.Format("{0}.xml", objectUuid);
 
-            if (File.Exists(fileName))
-            {
-                m_console.OutputFormat("File {0} already exists.  Please move or remove it.", fileName);
+            if (!ConsoleUtil.CheckFileDoesNotExist(m_console, fileName))
                 return;
-            }
             
             using (XmlTextWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(fileName, Encoding.UTF8))
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Asset/AssetInfoModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Asset/AssetInfoModule.cs
index 41ec14f224..7639c6ce45 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Asset/AssetInfoModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Asset/AssetInfoModule.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Asset
             }
             
             string fileName = rawAssetId;
+
+            if (!ConsoleUtil.CheckFileDoesNotExist(MainConsole.Instance, fileName))
+                return;
             
             using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.CreateNew))
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
index 46b0c672e2..4123f491bb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Server/Handlers/Asset/AssetServerConnector.cs
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Server.Handlers.Asset
             }
             
             string fileName = rawAssetId;
+
+            if (!ConsoleUtil.CheckFileDoesNotExist(MainConsole.Instance, fileName))
+                return;
             
             using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.CreateNew))
             {