diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5e681a..552ec46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ Put this in your crate root:
 
 You can start using library now:
 
-    let img_file = File::open("fat.img").unwrap();
+    let img_file = File::open("fat.img")?;
     let mut buf_stream = fatfs::BufStream::new(img_file);
-    let fs = fatfs::FileSystem::new(&mut buf_stream, fatfs::FsOptions::new()).unwrap();
+    let fs = fatfs::FileSystem::new(&mut buf_stream, fatfs::FsOptions::new())?;
     let mut root_dir = fs.root_dir();
-    let mut file = root_dir.create_file("hello.txt").unwrap();
-    file.write_all(b"Hello World!").unwrap();
+    let mut file = root_dir.create_file("hello.txt")?;
+    file.write_all(b"Hello World!")?;
 
 See more examples in `examples` subdirectory.
 
diff --git a/examples/cat.rs b/examples/cat.rs
index 2592f46..e529814 100644
--- a/examples/cat.rs
+++ b/examples/cat.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ extern crate fatfs;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::prelude::*;
-use std::str;
+use std::io::{self, prelude::*};
 
 use fatfs::{FileSystem, FsOptions, BufStream};
 
-fn main() {
-    let file = File::open("resources/fat32.img").unwrap();
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let file = File::open("resources/fat32.img")?;
     let mut buf_rdr = BufStream::new(file);
-    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_rdr, FsOptions::new()).unwrap();
+    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_rdr, FsOptions::new())?;
     let mut root_dir = fs.root_dir();
-    let mut file = root_dir.open_file(&env::args().nth(1).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let mut file = root_dir.open_file(&env::args().nth(1).unwrap())?;
     let mut buf = vec![];
-    file.read_to_end(&mut buf).unwrap();
-    print!("{}", str::from_utf8(&buf).unwrap());
+    file.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
+    print!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf));
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/examples/ls.rs b/examples/ls.rs
index 8281f2f..16989f1 100644
--- a/examples/ls.rs
+++ b/examples/ls.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern crate chrono;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
 
 use fatfs::{FileSystem, FsOptions, BufStream};
@@ -22,19 +23,20 @@ fn format_file_size(size: u64) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-fn main() {
-    let file = File::open("resources/fat32.img").unwrap();
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let file = File::open("resources/fat32.img")?;
     let mut buf_rdr = BufStream::new(file);
-    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_rdr, FsOptions::new()).unwrap();
+    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_rdr, FsOptions::new())?;
     let mut root_dir = fs.root_dir();
     let dir = match env::args().nth(1) {
         None => root_dir,
         Some(ref path) if path == "." => root_dir,
-        Some(ref path) => root_dir.open_dir(&path).unwrap(),
+        Some(ref path) => root_dir.open_dir(&path)?,
     };
     for r in dir.iter() {
-        let e = r.unwrap();
+        let e = r?;
         let modified = DateTime::<Local>::from(e.modified()).format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S").to_string();
         println!("{:4}  {}  {}", format_file_size(e.len()), modified, e.file_name());
     }
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/examples/partition.rs b/examples/partition.rs
index 2559ac4..0c8598c 100644
--- a/examples/partition.rs
+++ b/examples/partition.rs
@@ -65,19 +65,20 @@ impl <T: ReadWriteSeek> Seek for Partition<T> {
     }
 }
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     // Open disk image
-    let file = fs::File::open("resources/fat32.img").unwrap();
+    let file = fs::File::open("resources/fat32.img")?;
     // Provide sample partition localization. In real application it should be read from MBR/GPT.
     let first_lba = 0;
     let last_lba = 10000;
     // Create partition using provided start address and size in bytes
-    let partition = Partition::<fs::File>::new(file, first_lba, last_lba - first_lba + 1).unwrap();
+    let partition = Partition::<fs::File>::new(file, first_lba, last_lba - first_lba + 1)?;
     // Create buffered stream to optimize file access
     let mut buf_rdr = BufStream::new(partition);
     // Finally initialize filesystem struct using provided partition
-    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_rdr, FsOptions::new()).unwrap();
+    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_rdr, FsOptions::new())?;
     // Read and display volume label
     println!("Volume Label: {}", fs.volume_label());
-    // other operations
+    // other operations...
+    Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/examples/write.rs b/examples/write.rs
index 2f5a0ae..9fe01fc 100644
--- a/examples/write.rs
+++ b/examples/write.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 extern crate fatfs;
 
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
-use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::io::{self, prelude::*};
 
 use fatfs::{FileSystem, FsOptions, BufStream};
 
-fn main() {
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
     let img_file = match OpenOptions::new().read(true).write(true).open("fat.img") {
         Ok(file) => file,
         Err(err) => {
-            println!("Failed to open image: {}", err);
-            return;
+            println!("Failed to open image!");
+            return Err(err);
         }
     };
     let mut buf_stream = BufStream::new(img_file);
     let options = FsOptions::new().update_accessed_date(true);
-    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_stream, options).unwrap();
-    let mut file = fs.root_dir().create_file("hello.txt").unwrap();
-    file.write_all(b"Hello World!").unwrap();
+    let fs = FileSystem::new(&mut buf_stream, options)?;
+    let mut file = fs.root_dir().create_file("hello.txt")?;
+    file.write_all(b"Hello World!")?;
+    Ok(())
 }