diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9611171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# EditorConfig is awesome: https://EditorConfig.org
+
+# top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+end_of_line = crlf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.js]
+quote_type = single
diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 8c604f6..986df7a 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const cliProgress = require('cli-progress');
 
 const wpExtract = require('./lib/wpress-extract');
 
-async function main({ inputFile, outputDir, override }) {
+async function main({ inputFile, outputDir, override, ignoreWriteErrors }) {
   const progressBar = new cliProgress.SingleBar(
     {
       format: 'Progress: {bar} | {percentage}%',
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ async function main({ inputFile, outputDir, override }) {
   };
 
   let totalFiles = 0;
+  let errorFiles = 0;
   let success = false;
-  const onFinish = (_totalFiles) => {
-    totalFiles = _totalFiles;
+  const onFinish = (counts) => {
+    totalFiles = counts.success;
+    errorFiles = counts.error;
     success = true;
     // Set the progress bar to 100% and stop
     progressBar.update(progressBar.getTotal());
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ async function main({ inputFile, outputDir, override }) {
       onStart,
       onUpdate,
       onFinish,
+      override,
+      ignoreWriteErrors,
     });
   } catch (error) {
     progressBar.stop();
@@ -54,6 +58,11 @@ async function main({ inputFile, outputDir, override }) {
     if (success) {
       console.log();
       console.log(`Successfully extracted ${totalFiles} files.`);
+      if (errorFiles > 0) {
+        console.error(
+          `${errorFiles} files were not extracted because of write error`
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -74,13 +83,19 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv)).command(
       })
       .option('f', {
         alias: 'force',
-        describe: 'override existing directory',
+        describe: 'Override existing directory',
+        type: 'boolean',
+      })
+      .option('iwe', {
+        alias: 'ignore-write-errors',
+        describe: 'Ignore file write errors and continue',
         type: 'boolean',
       });
   },
   (argv) => {
     const override = !!argv.force;
     const inputFile = path.resolve(process.cwd(), argv.input);
+    const ignoreWriteErrors = !!argv.ignoreWriteErrors;
 
     let outputDir =
       typeof argv.out === 'string'
@@ -93,6 +108,6 @@ yargs(hideBin(process.argv)).command(
       outputDir = path.join(process.cwd(), dirName);
     }
 
-    return main({ inputFile, outputDir, override });
+    return main({ inputFile, outputDir, override, ignoreWriteErrors });
   }
 ).argv;
diff --git a/lib/wpress-extract.js b/lib/wpress-extract.js
index 1a33666..4a5b8f4 100644
--- a/lib/wpress-extract.js
+++ b/lib/wpress-extract.js
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ const path = require('path');
 const HEADER_SIZE = 4377; // length of the header
 const HEADER_CHUNK_EOF = Buffer.alloc(HEADER_SIZE); // Empty header used for check if we reached the end
 
+const IS_WIN = process.platform === 'win32';
+
+function convertToValidWindowsFilename(input) {
+  return IS_WIN ? input.replace(/[|\\:*?"<>]/g, '') : input;
+}
+
+function convertToValidWindowsFilepath(input) {
+  return IS_WIN ? input.replace(/[|\\:*?"<>]/g, '') : input;
+}
+
 function isDirEmpty(dirname) {
   return fs.promises.readdir(dirname).then((files) => {
     return files.length === 0;
@@ -39,10 +49,22 @@ async function readHeader(fd) {
   };
 }
 
-async function readBlockToFile(fd, header, outputPath) {
-  const outputFilePath = path.join(outputPath, header.prefix, header.name);
+async function readBlockToFile(fd, header, outputPath, ignoreWriteErrors) {
+  const outputFilePath = path.join(
+    outputPath,
+    convertToValidWindowsFilepath(header.prefix),
+    convertToValidWindowsFilename(header.name)
+  );
   fse.ensureDirSync(path.dirname(outputFilePath));
+
   const outputStream = fs.createWriteStream(outputFilePath);
+  let writeError = null;
+  if (ignoreWriteErrors) {
+    outputStream.on('error', (err) => {
+      console.error(outputFilePath, err);
+      writeError = err;
+    });
+  }
 
   let totalBytesToRead = header.size;
   while (true) {
@@ -62,7 +84,13 @@ async function readBlockToFile(fd, header, outputPath) {
     totalBytesToRead -= data.bytesRead;
   }
 
-  outputStream.close();
+  return ignoreWriteErrors
+    ? new Promise((done, reject) =>
+        outputStream.close((err) =>
+          writeError ?? err ? reject(writeError ?? err) : done()
+        )
+      )
+    : outputStream.close();
 }
 
 module.exports = async function wpExtract({
@@ -72,6 +100,7 @@ module.exports = async function wpExtract({
   onUpdate,
   onFinish,
   override,
+  ignoreWriteErrors,
 }) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(_inputFile)) {
     throw new Error(
@@ -82,12 +111,10 @@ module.exports = async function wpExtract({
   if (override) {
     // Ensure the output dir exists and is empty
     fse.emptyDirSync(outputDir);
-  } else {
-    if (fs.existsSync(outputDir) && !(await isDirEmpty(outputDir))) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Output dir is not empty. Clear it first or use the --force option to override it.`
-      );
-    }
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(outputDir) && !(await isDirEmpty(outputDir))) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Output dir is not empty. Clear it first or use the --force option to override it.`
+    );
   }
 
   const inputFileStat = fs.statSync(_inputFile);
@@ -97,7 +124,7 @@ module.exports = async function wpExtract({
   onStart(inputFileStat.size);
 
   let offset = 0;
-  let countFiles = 0;
+  const counts = { success: 0, error: 0 };
 
   while (true) {
     const header = await readHeader(inputFile);
@@ -105,9 +132,17 @@ module.exports = async function wpExtract({
       break;
     }
 
-    await readBlockToFile(inputFile, header, outputDir);
-    offset = offset + HEADER_SIZE + header.size;
-    countFiles++;
+    try {
+      await readBlockToFile(inputFile, header, outputDir, ignoreWriteErrors);
+      counts.success++;
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!ignoreWriteErrors) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      console.error(err);
+      counts.error++;
+    }
+    offset += HEADER_SIZE + header.size;
 
     // Trigger onUpdate callback
     onUpdate(offset);
@@ -116,5 +151,5 @@ module.exports = async function wpExtract({
   await inputFile.close();
 
   // Trigger onFinish callback
-  onFinish(countFiles);
+  onFinish(counts);
 };