diff --git a/stepmania/src/Bookkeeper.cpp b/stepmania/src/Bookkeeper.cpp
index a4f885743e..073890a45d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Bookkeeper.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Bookkeeper.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void Bookkeeper::ReadFromDisk()
     RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(COINS_DAT, RageFile::READ) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", COINS_DAT.c_str() );
+		LOG->Trace( "Couldn't open file \"%s\": %s", COINS_DAT.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void Bookkeeper::WriteToDisk()
     RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(COINS_DAT, RageFile::WRITE) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", COINS_DAT.c_str() );
+		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file \"%s\" for writing: %s", COINS_DAT.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
     
diff --git a/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp b/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
index e9e6a97411..984fb04d1f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/IniFile.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ bool IniFile::ReadFile()
 	if( !f.Open( path ) )
 	{
 		LOG->Trace( "Reading '%s' failed: %s", path.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
-		error = ssprintf("Unable to open ini file: %s", f.GetError().c_str() );
+		error = f.GetError();
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void IniFile::WriteFile()
 	if( !f.Open( path, RageFile::WRITE ) )
 	{
 		LOG->Trace( "Writing '%s' failed: %s", path.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
-		error = ssprintf("Unable to open ini file for writing: %s", f.GetError().c_str() );
+		error = f.GetError();
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
index 0f20482e13..ec19076ae9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void ProfileManager::ReadSongScoresFromDir( CString sDir, MemoryCard mc )
 	RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(fn, RageFile::READ) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", fn.c_str() );
+		LOG->Trace( "Couldn't open file \"%s\": %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void ProfileManager::ReadCategoryScoresFromDir( CString sDir, MemoryCard mc )
 	RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(fn, RageFile::READ) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", fn.c_str() );
+		LOG->Trace( "Couldn't open file \"%s\": %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void ProfileManager::ReadCourseScoresFromDir( CString sDir, MemoryCard mc )
 	RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(fn, RageFile::READ) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", fn.c_str() );
+		LOG->Trace( "Couldn't open file \"%s\": %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void ProfileManager::SaveCategoryScoresToDir( CString sDir, MemoryCard mc )
 	RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(fn, RageFile::WRITE) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", fn.c_str() );
+		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file \"%s\" for writing: %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ void ProfileManager::SaveCourseScoresToDir( CString sDir, MemoryCard mc )
 	RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(fn, RageFile::WRITE) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", fn.c_str() );
+		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file \"%s\" for writing: %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ void ProfileManager::SaveSongScoresToDir( CString sDir, MemoryCard mc )
 	RageFile f;
 	if( !f.Open(fn, RageFile::WRITE) )
 	{
-		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file '%s'", fn.c_str() );
+		LOG->Warn( "Couldn't open file \"%s\" for writing: %s", fn.c_str(), f.GetError().c_str() );
 		return;
 	}