From 62623d9ee8074f8dc0c69d086e9d5344849e18c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Serene-Arc <33189705+Serene-Arc@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:25:28 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Add catch for error when removing file

---
 beets/util/__init__.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index 000cc5ac1..11c829ec3 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -452,12 +452,12 @@ def samefile(p1: bytes, p2: bytes) -> bool:
     return shutil._samefile(syspath(p1), syspath(p2))
 
 
-def remove(path: bytes, soft: bool = True):
+def remove(path: Optional[bytes], soft: bool = True):
     """Remove the file. If `soft`, then no error will be raised if the
     file does not exist.
     """
     path = syspath(path)
-    if soft and not os.path.exists(path):
+    if not path or (soft and not os.path.exists(path)):
         return
     try:
         os.remove(path)